Association Of Eosinophilic Fasciitis With Morphea

Association of eosinophilic fasciitis with morphea.

Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, described for the first time by Shulman in 1974. The disease presents with induration of the skin, connective tissue and the underlying muscle fascia, sometimes accompanied by myalgia, most commonly in the lower extremities. Unlike scleroderma, it presents with absence of visceral organ involvement and Raynaud's phenomen...

Morphea and Eosinophilic Fasciitis: An Update

Morphea, also known as localized scleroderma, encompasses a group of idiopathic sclerotic skin diseases. The spectrum ranges from relatively mild phenotypes, which generally cause few problems besides local discomfort and visible disfigurement, to subtypes with severe complications such as joint contractures and limb length discrepancies. Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF, Shulman syndrome) is often r...

Fasciitis associated with generalized morphea.

Figure 1. Photograph of the legs. A large, thickened, firm, hyper/hypopigmented plaque is evident on the left leg. Figure 2. Biopsies of affected skin (A) and contiguous tibialis anterior muscle and fascia from the left leg (B–D). (A) The der-mal collagen is thickened, packed, and hyalinized. The subcutaneous fat is extensively replaced by collagen, and perivascular inflammatory infiltrates are...

Eosinophilic fasciitis and eosinophilic colitis: a rare association.

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Eosinophilic fasciitis in a patient with psoriasis: an unusual association.