title: Eosinophilic fasciitis: report of a case diagnosed 14 years after its onset.
abstract: The authors describe a case of eosinophilic fasciitis diagnosed 14 years after the onset of the clinical and laboratory manifestations of the disease. Failure to carry out an adeguate histopathological examination during this period played a role in delaying diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Patologia Medica, Università degli Studi, Messina.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ferlazzo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quattrocchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carretti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Rosa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barresi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D016603:Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D011282:Pregnenediones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011282:Pregnenediones; C021988:deflazacort