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Eosinophilic Fasciitis

Immune/AntibodyOMIM 147740
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Overview

From WUSTL Neuromuscular

Nosology: Shulman syndrome Epidemiology Age: 30 to 60 years Male > Female; 2 to 1 Triggers Muscle trauma Drugs: Statins: Phenytoin; Ramipril; Heparin (SubQ); Trichoroethylene Infections: Borrelia burgdorferi & B. afzelii; Mycoplasma arginini Hematologic disorders Neoplasms Autoimmune Physical: Burns; Radiotherapy Clinical features Prodrome: Fever; Myalgia & Arthralgia; Fatigue Onset: Acute General Weight loss Fatigue Skin & Subcutaneous tissue Thickened; "Peau d'orange" Subcutaneous hardening: Limbs & Trunk Groove sign Linear depressions in skin parallel to course of superficial veins Peau d'o

OMIM Entries

OMIM #147740OMIM #147850OMIM #138960OMIM #601156OMIM #602495

Related Conditions

Shared genes
Antibodies vs Intracellular antigens
ANCA
TROPHIC FACTORS
CSFGM-CSF
TUBERCULOSIS
GM1NCVPCR
Vasculitis & Autoantibodies
ANCANEUROPATHYYOUNGER

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular
Washington University Disease Center
OMIM
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
PubMed
Biomedical Literature
GeneReviews
NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews
Orphanet
Portal for Rare Diseases
NORD
National Organization for Rare Disorders

Data sourced from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.