Characteristic symptoms of Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss), except:

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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is defined by asthma, marked eosinophilia, and eosinophil-rich vasculitic inflammation with possible pulmonary infiltrates. The prodromal allergic/asthmatic phase plus eosinophilia and lung involvement are classic features, and systemic vasculitis can affect nerves, skin, heart, and other organs. Vision loss such as blindness or diplopia is not a characteristic pattern of this disease; ocular involvement can occur but is not a defining or typical presentation. So the option describing vision problems is the exception, while asthma, eosinophilia, and pulmonary infiltrates fit the expected manifestations.