Eosinophilic Fasciitis Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis.
10.3904/kjim.2005.20.2.180
- Author:
Jin Wuk HUR
1
;
Hye Soon LEE
;
Wan Sik UHM
;
Jae Bum JUN
;
Sang Cheol BAE
;
Chan Kum PARK
;
Dae Hyun YOO
Author Information
1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine and The Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dhyoo@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fasciitis;
Eosinophilia;
Autoimmune thyroiditis
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Eosinophilia/diagnosis/*etiology;
Fasciitis/diagnosis/*etiology;
Female;
Forearm;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Muscle, Skeletal/pathology;
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune/*complications/diagnosis
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2005;20(2):180-182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is scleroderma-like disease without Raynaud's phenomenon or visceral involvement. It is characterized by painful swelling of the extremities, accompanied by rapid weight gain, fever and myalgia. The acute state of disease is associated with significant peripheral blood eosinophilia, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and hypergammaglobulinemia. EF is also frequently associated with hematological abnormalities, including malignant lymphoproliferative diseases, but rarely associated with autoimmune thyroiditis. In the present study we report a case of eosinophilic fasciitis associated with autoimmune thyroiditis.
