Diffuse Fasciitis and Eosinophilia with Symmetric Polyarthritis

  1. JEROME ROSENTHAL, M.D.; and
  2. MERRILL D. BENSON, M.D.
  1. Indianapolis, Indiana

    Abstract

    Articular involvement has been infrequently reported in diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia. We report a patient with diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia, concurrent symmetrical polyarthritis, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Light microscopy and immunofluorescence studies of synovium and full-thickness calf biopsy were done. Synovial fluid analyses showed mildly inflammatory fluid. Response to prednisone, clinically and by laboratory indicators, was prompt and dramatic.

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    • ▸From the Division of Rheumatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, and the Rheumatology Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center; Indianapolis, Indiana.

    • ▸Requests for reprints should be addressed to Merrill D. Benson, M.D.; Rheumatology Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1481 West 10th Street; Indianapolis, IN 46202.

      • Received July 19, 1979.
      • Accepted January 3, 1980.
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    1. Ann Intern Med April 1, 1980 vol. 92 no. 4 507-509
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