title: Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia associated with morphea and lichen sclerosus et atrophicus.
abstract: Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia (DFE) is a well described syndrome, among the connective tissue disorders. However, DFE is not commonly accepted as an own entity, because of its rare evolvement in scleroderma and the often indistinguishable histological pattern of both diseases. Here we report on the association of DFE and morphea in two patients and an additional lichen sclerosus in one of them. This points to a close relationship of DFE and other connective tissue diseases.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mensing
authors.forename: K U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*