Eosinophilic fasciitis in association with thyroid disease: a report of three cases.
We describe 3 patients whose findings fulfilled all the criteria for eosinophilic fasciitis. Unexpectedly, all 3 were found to have thyroid disease: 2 Hashimoto's disease and 1 Grave's disease. One patient also developed multiple subcutaneous nodules of a rheumatoid type. All have been followed for at least 3 yr and shown marked clinical improvement. Corticosteroids were employed in only 1 case.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications*