Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: A review

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare, multi-system, inflammatory disease, belonging to the group of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV). Previously known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, EGPA is characterised by late-onset asthma, eosinophilia and vasculitis affecting small-to-medium vessels. This disease behaves differently in many aspects to the other AAV and is often excluded from AAV...