Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, eosinophilic fasciitis, and related fasciitis disorders

Jeffrey A. Allen; John Varga

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6567-6_79

Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, eosinophilic fasciitis, and related fasciitis disorders

Jeffrey A. Allen^*, John Varga

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Dermatology

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Abstract

The fasciitis disorders share clinical and histopathological features with systemic sclerosis, the prototype systemic fibrosing disorder. The fibrosing disorders are heterogeneous category of conditions and include eosinophilic fasciitis (diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia), eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, and the toxic oil syndrome, discussed in details in this chapter.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	1561-1573
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781461465676
ISBN (Print)	1461465664, 9781461465669
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6567-6_79
State	Published - Nov 1 2013

Keywords

Eosinophilia
Epidemiology
Fibrosis
Immune System
Immunogenetics
Neurotoxicity
Tryptophan
Xenobiotics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, eosinophilic fasciitis, and related fasciitis disorders

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