▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁patients ▁with ▁ne c rot izing ▁vas cul itis ▁previously ▁diagn osed ▁as ▁" per i arter itis ▁nod osa ", ▁accompanied ▁by ▁hyp ere os in oph ilia ▁and ▁severe ▁ast h ma . ▁D rs . ▁Ch urg ▁and ▁Stra uss ▁noted ▁three ▁features ▁which ▁distinguished ▁their ▁patients ▁from ▁other ▁patients ▁with ▁peri arter itis ▁nod osa ▁but ▁without ▁ast h ma : ▁ne c rot izing ▁vas cul itis , ▁t issue ▁e os in oph ilia , ▁and ▁extra vas cular ▁gran ul oma . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁they ▁proposed ▁that ▁these ▁cases ▁were ▁evident ▁of ▁a ▁different ▁disease ▁entity , ▁which ▁they ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" aller g ic ▁gran ul om atos is ▁and ▁ang i itis ". ▁ ▁Society ▁and ▁culture ▁ ▁The ▁mem oir ▁Pat ient , ▁by ▁music ian ▁Ben ▁W att , ▁de als ▁with ▁his ▁experience ▁with ▁E G PA ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁his ▁recovery . ▁W att ' s ▁case ▁was ▁unusual ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁mainly ▁affected ▁his ▁g astro int est inal ▁tract , ▁leaving ▁his ▁l ungs ▁largely ▁una ffect ed ; ▁this ▁unusual ▁presentation ▁contributed ▁to ▁a ▁delay ▁in ▁proper ▁diagn osis . ▁His ▁treatment ▁required ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁ 5   m ▁( 1 5   ft ) ▁of ▁ne c rot ized ▁small ▁int est ine ▁( about ▁ 7 5 % ), ▁leaving ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁perman ently ▁restricted ▁di et . ▁