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==General==
==General==
Clinical:
*Onset typically preceded by strenuous exercise or labour.<ref name=pmid30910631>{{cite journal |vauthors=Ihn H |title=Eosinophilic fasciitis: From pathophysiology to treatment |journal=Allergol Int |volume=68 |issue=4 |pages=437–439 |date=October 2019 |pmid=30910631 |doi=10.1016/j.alit.2019.03.001 |url=}}</ref>
*Onset typically preceded by strenuous exercise or labour.<ref name=pmid30910631>{{cite journal |vauthors=Ihn H |title=Eosinophilic fasciitis: From pathophysiology to treatment |journal=Allergol Int |volume=68 |issue=4 |pages=437–439 |date=October 2019 |pmid=30910631 |doi=10.1016/j.alit.2019.03.001 |url=}}</ref>
*"Orange peel" skin induration.<ref name=pmid36768300/>
*Eosinophilia.


Treatment:<ref name=pmid29101481>{{cite journal |authors=Mazori DR, Femia AN, Vleugels RA |title=Eosinophilic Fasciitis: an Updated Review on Diagnosis and Treatment |journal=Curr Rheumatol Rep |volume=19 |issue=12 |pages=74 |date=November 2017 |pmid=29101481 |doi=10.1007/s11926-017-0700-6 |url=}}</ref>
Treatment:<ref name=pmid29101481>{{cite journal |authors=Mazori DR, Femia AN, Vleugels RA |title=Eosinophilic Fasciitis: an Updated Review on Diagnosis and Treatment |journal=Curr Rheumatol Rep |volume=19 |issue=12 |pages=74 |date=November 2017 |pmid=29101481 |doi=10.1007/s11926-017-0700-6 |url=}}</ref>

Revision as of 20:59, 1 June 2023

Eosinophilic fasciitis, also diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia, is a rare skin condition.[1]

General

Clinical:

  • Onset typically preceded by strenuous exercise or labour.[2]
  • "Orange peel" skin induration.[3]
  • Eosinophilia.

Treatment:[4]

  • Corticosteroids.
  • Methotrexate.

Microscopic

Features:[3]

  • Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia.

Note:

  • Require en bloc biopsies from the skin to the fascia.[2]

References

  1. Shulman LE (1975). "Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia: a new syndrome?". Trans Assoc Am Physicians 88: 70–86. PMID 1224441.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Eosinophilic fasciitis: From pathophysiology to treatment". Allergol Int 68 (4): 437–439. October 2019. doi:10.1016/j.alit.2019.03.001. PMID 30910631.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Mazilu D, Boltașiu Tătaru LA, Mardale DA, Bijă MS, Ismail S, Zanfir V, Negoi F, Balanescu AR (January 2023). "Eosinophilic Fasciitis: Current and Remaining Challenges". Int J Mol Sci 24 (3). doi:10.3390/ijms24031982. PMC 9916848. PMID 36768300. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9916848/.
  4. Mazori DR, Femia AN, Vleugels RA (November 2017). "Eosinophilic Fasciitis: an Updated Review on Diagnosis and Treatment". Curr Rheumatol Rep 19 (12): 74. doi:10.1007/s11926-017-0700-6. PMID 29101481.