title: Eosinophilic fasciitis in a pair of siblings.
abstract: Two siblings, a 38-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man, developed eosinophilic fasciitis within a period of 6 months. They were found to have identical HLA-A, B, DR, and DQ antigens, raising the possibility of a genetic influence in the development of this disease. No common environmental factors close to the time of onset were identified; however, the possibility of a common, remote environmental factor cannot be discounted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: MacDougall
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Chalmers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005190:Family; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens