%0 Journal Article
%T Eosinophilic Fasciitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
%A Yasemin Turan
%A £¿mer Faruk £¿endur
%A I£¿£¿l Karata£¿-Berkit
%A Hakk£¿ Arslan
%J Turkish Journal of Rheumatology
%D 2010
%I Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR)
%X Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare entity characterized by peripheral eosinophilia, fasciitis and ¡°groove sign¡±. The characteristic features of this inflammatory disease include scleroderma-like skin indurations, predominantly on the extremities, and peripheral blood eosinophilia. Systemic organs are generally not affected. In this paper, we present the clinical characteristics of a 35-year-old male patient who could not be diagnosed for a long period and was diagnosed as eosinophilic fasciitis following muscle biopsy. We also include herein the results of our literature survey regarding this disease.
%K Eosinophilic fasciitis
%K groove sign
%U http://www.tjr.org.tr/text.php3?id=376