Eosinophilic fasciitis in a child mimicking a myopathy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-148

  Pillen, Sigrid ^a   Van Engelen, Baziel ^a   Van Den Hoogen, Frank ^a   Fiselier, Theo ^a   Van Der Vossen, Pim ^a   Drost, Gea ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child; Contractures; Eosinophilic fasciitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; LORATADINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; JOINT CONTRACTURE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; BIOPSY; CONTRACTURE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIA; FASCIITIS; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN;

EID: 31944441967     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. L.E. Shulman Diffuse fasciitis with hypergammaglobulinemia and eosinophilia: a new syndrome? J Rheumatol Suppl 1 1974 46 [abstract]
2. L.S. Peterson, A.M. Nelson, and W.P. Su Classification of morphea (localized scleroderma) Mayo Clin Proc 70 11 1995 1068 1076
3. M.W. Grisanti, T.L. Moore, T.G. Osborn, and P.L. Haber Eosinophilic fasciitis in children Semin Arthritis Rheum 19 3 1989 151 157
4. M.L. Farrington, J.E. Haas, V. Nazar-Stewart, and E.D. Mellins Eosinophilic fasciitis in children frequently progresses to scleroderma-like cutaneous fibrosis J Rheumatol 20 1 1993 128 132
5. P. Huppke, B. Wilken, K. Brockmann, B. Sattler, and F. Hanefeld Eosinophilic fasciitis leading to painless contractures Eur J Pediatr 161 10 2002 528 530
6. C.G. Bönnemann, and K. Bushby The limb-girdle muscular dystrophies A.G. Engel C. Franzini-Armstrong Myology 2004 McGraw-Hill New York 1110 1112
7. T. Imai, M. Saitoh, and H. Matsumoto Eosinophilic fasciitis: MRI evaluation Neurology 61 3 2003 416
8. S.J. Moulton, M.J. Kransdorf, W.W. Ginsburg, A. Abril, and S. Persellin Eosinophilic fasciitis: spectrum of MRI findings AJR Am J Roentgenol 184 3 2005 975 978
9. V. Chan, B. Soans, and D. Mathers Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging features in a patient with eosinophilic fasciitis Australas Radiol 48 3 2004 414 417
10. S. Pillen, R.R. Scholten, M.J. Zwarts, and A. Verrips Quantitative skeletal muscle ultrasonography in children with suspected neuromuscular disease Muscle Nerve 27 6 2003 699 705
11. C.G. Bonnemann, K. Brockmann, and F. Hanefeld Muscle ultrasound in Bethlem myopathy Neuropediatrics 34 6 2003 335 336