title: Eosinophilic fasciitis without peripheral eosinophilia presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin.
abstract: Eosinophilic fasciitis is a syndrome usually characterized by limb and joint pain, a raised sedimentation rate, hypergammaglobulinaemia, subcutaneous fasciitis and peripheral as well as tissue eosinophilia. We present a case with a positive tissue diagnosis, but who presented predominantly with marked nocturnal sweating and pyrexia.
authors.affiliation: Leigh Infirmary, Medical Department.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Torry
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Issa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Swinson
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis