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J Dtsch Dermatol Ges
April 2023
Universitätsklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie, Allergologie, Phlebologie, Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden.
Z Rheumatol
March 2024
Medizinische Klinik III, Onkologie, Hämatologie, Rheumatologie und klinische Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland.
Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF, also known as Shulman syndrome) is an uncommon connective tissue disease characterized by inflammatory thickening of the fasciae as well as swelling and hardening of the skin. It mostly affects the lower extremities. Swollen and indurated skin, together with the groove sign, are typical clinical signs.
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October 2009
Klinik für Immunologie und Rheumatologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland.
Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman syndrome) is a chronic inflammation primarily of the septums and fascia, and is characterized by the infiltration of eosinophils with additional similarities to systemic sclerosis. Several diseases have been described in association with eosinophilic fasciitis. Among these are aplastic anaemia, haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, lymphoproliferative disorders, thyroiditis, pulmonary fibrosis, Sjögren's syndrome, Raynaud's phenomenon, myositis, medium vessel vasculitis, pericarditis, colitis and glomerulonephritis.
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April 2009
Hautklinik, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf.
Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare disease characterized by edema, painful indurations, and progressive muscle weakness. Mainly the extremities are involved. We report on a 22-year-old woman with eosinophilic fasciitis presenting with progressive muscle weakness of both hands and feet and a reduced general condition.
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