Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman syndrome) in association with morphea, immunological disturbance and profuse achromia.
A case of localized eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is reported. Profuse hypopigmentation, guttate morphea and immunological disturbances accompanied the subcutaneous changes. The case links Shulman's syndrome with classical localized cutaneous scleroderma.
D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications*
D001323:Autoantibodies; D011239:Prednisolone