An allergic reaction or asthma may precede the syndrome's development by several years. Although Churg-Strauss syndrome patients may have a prior history of pulmonary disease, the syndrome tends, instead, to impair kidneys or other organs or to cause nerve damage in affected areas.
Diagnosis is difficult because early symptoms mimic common flu.
Onset typically occurs from 15 to 70 years of age, and the disease affects both males and females. The exact cause is unknown. For more information on Churg-Strauss Syndrome or other autoimmune disorders, please click on the request information icon below. It is vital that persons diagnosed with, or suspected of having, an autoimmune disease consult with their physician or with the appropriate division at a major teaching hospital, to assure proper evaluation, treatment and interpretation of information contained on this site.