Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) and its related dermatoses represent a challenging spectrum of rare inflammatory disorders typified by the progressive thickening of the fascia and overlying skin.

Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare form of sclerotic disease that has been considered a part scleroderma and systemic sclerosis. However, EF is not associated with Reynaud’s phenomenon, and internal ...

The boy had no previous medical conditions and his parents were also both healthy. However, for the past 7 years, the boy had been affected by patches of increasingly hardened skin on his right thigh ...

According to authors, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be used when incomplete signs of the rare complication are presented to help guide the skin biopsy. A case report of a patient with ...

Dr. Lawrence E. Shulman, former director of the connective tissue division of the Johns Hopkins Medical School who later became the founding director of the National Institutes of Arthritis, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rheumatologists are likely to be at the “forefront” of diagnosing scleroderma skin disorders and other ...

Why has this 31-year-old man gradually developed significant stiffness in his joints, which is now preventing him from clenching his fists or squatting? That's what Yafang Zhou, MD, PhD, of Xiangya ...

There was a time, during the middle of last year, when Bobby Baugh's body became so swollen and fatigued that he had a tough time even getting a grip on his golf clubs. Stricken with an extremely rare ...

Car Show in Quakertown, PA on September 14 to Raise Funds for Critical Research By supporting APFED, we honor Adam's memory and help build a future where eosinophilic disorders are better understood, ...

Newark, New Castle, USA, May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global eosinophilic fasciitis market is projected to register CAGR of 4.6%, according to the NEWEST evaluation by Growth Plus Reports. The ...

The patient’s condition was marked by tethering of the skin to underlying tissue. Had the patient agreed to a biopsy, the diagnosis may have been made sooner. A 32-year-old man of Indian origin ...