rspНаучно-практическая ревматологияRheumatology Science and Practice1995-44841995-4492IMA-PRESS, LLC10.14412/1995-4484-2016-129-137rsp-2201Research ArticleМЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ И РОССИЙСКИЕ РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ЛЕЧЕНИЮ РЕВМАТИЧЕСКИХ ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЙINTERNATIONAL AND RUSSIAN GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATIC DISEASESМеждународные рекомендации по диагностике и лечению эозинофильного гранулематоза с полиангиитом – 2015THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITISБекетоваТ. В.BeketovaT. V.

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TVBEKTVBEK@rambler.ruВолковМ. Ю.VolkovM. Yu.

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ФГБНУ Научно- исследовательский институт ревматологии им. В.А. Насоновой, МоскваРоссияV.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, MoscowRussian Federation201617072016542129137Copyright © Бекетова Т.В., Волков М.Ю., 20162016Бекетова Т.В., Волков М.Ю.Beketova T.V., Volkov M.Y.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/2201

В 2015 г. при участии экспертов из пяти стран Европы, США и Канады были подготовлены рекомендации по диагностике и лечению эозинофильного гранулематоза с полиангиитом, ранее известного как синдром Черджа–Строс, которые аккумулировали научные достижения и клинический опыт, накопленный к настоящему времени. Предложенные рекомендации не должны рассматриваться как окончательные стандарты, но призваны стать основанием для выбора персонифицированной стратегии ведения больных эозинофильным гранулематозом с полиангиитом и послужить отправной точкой для дальнейших исследований. Целями публикации являются общая характеристика основных положений рекомендаций и обсуждение некоторых дискуссионных проблем. 

In 2015, guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, were prepared with the participation of experts from 5 countries of Europe, the USA, and Canada, who accumulated scientific achievements and currently gained clinical experience. The proposed guidelines should not be regarded as final standards, but must become a guide for the selection of a personification strategy for managing patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and serve as a starting point for further investigations. The purposes of the publication are general characterization of the key points of the guidelines and discussion of some debate problems. 

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