title: [Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman syndrome)].
abstract: We report on a 35-year-old female with eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman's syndrome). The characteristic features of this disease are scleroderma-like skin indurations, predominantly on the extremities, with joint contractures and intermittent blood eosinophilia. Histologic findings include fibrosis of muscle fascia and eosinophilic infiltration. Systemic corticosteroid therapy usually results in remission of symptoms. In this case refractory to systemic corticosteroids, we report for the fist time a successful therapy using cyclophosphamide.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universitätspoliklinik, Inselspital, Bern.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hunziker
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Helbling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003286:Contracture / Q000175:diagnosis; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide