Syndrome de détresse respiratoire aiguë et maladie de Churg et Strauss

Abstract

We report a case of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in a 37-year-old man. Hypoxemia was refractory despite conventional treatment of ARDS, but the evolution was satisfactory after corticosteroid therapy. Biological data and the clinical evolution led us to the diagnosis of Churg-Strauss syndrome. This case incites us to reiterate that after having eliminating the usual causes of ARDS, the assumption of a systemic disease should be considered in order to begin the appropriate treatment as rapidly as possible.