title: Eosinophilic fasciitis--progression to linear scleroderma: a case report.
abstract: Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare disease in children. Although changes similar to linear scleroderma have been reported, the outcome is usually good. In this report, a 10-year-old boy who developed eosinophilic fasciitis without a good response to steroids is presented. He progressed to linear scleroderma within months. Our case reinforces the hypothesis that eosinophilic fasciitis may be an early manifestation or a variant of localized scleroderma similar to the other cases in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Inönü University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akinci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mizrak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids; D010396:Penicillamine