Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis previously called<unk>  involves primarily small and medium sized blood vessels resulting in vessel inflammation. The exact cause of the disease is not known. However, various environmental factors, allergens, genetics, and drugs may play a role in triggering disease process by activating different types of white blood cells. The disease is characterized by the presence of asthma, hypereosinophilia, rhinosinusitis, tingling and numbness of hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy) and multiple organ involvements including skin, GI tract, and kidney.
Churg-Strauss syndrome
Wegeners granulomatosis
Mixed connective tissue disease
Golfer's vasculitis
IMAGE syndrome
Familial Eosinophilic Cellulitis
Hypereosinophilic syndrome
Behçet's disease