title: [The fasciitis-polyarthritis syndrome].
abstract: A 56 years old woman showed polyarthritis with thickness and retraction of the palmar fascia: 5 months later an undifferentiated ovarian carcinoma was diagnosed. Symptoms improved when antineoplastic chemotherapy was started. This has been called fasciitis-polyarthritis syndrome. Cases published on the scientific literature are reviewed, discussion their etiopathology and the possibility of establishing an early diagnosis of neoplasia through the finding of this association.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Reumatología, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Irigoyen Oyarzábal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Patiño Ruiz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tinturé Eguren
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Síndrome de fascitis-poliartritis.