| Literature DB >> 19078756 |
Wiliam E Owens1, Tulio E Bertorini, Hugh T Holt, Mariallan K Shadle.
Abstract
A 46 year old female presented with generalized edema and arthralgias. She had hypereosinophilia accompanied by diffuse fasciitis and perimyositis. Fasciitis and perimyositis in the same patient is part of the spectrum of eosinophilic fasciitis or Shulman syndrome.Fasciae biopsy should be done in conjunction with muscle biopsy in patients with muscle pains.Entities:
Year: 2004 PMID: 19078756 DOI: 10.1097/00131402-200412000-00005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Neuromuscul Dis ISSN: 1522-0443