title: Eosinophilic fasciitis associated with simple traumatism.
abstract: Eosinophilic fasciiitis is an idiopathic and uncommon condition, a scleroderma-like disorder that predominantly affects the extremities and is characterized by marked thickening and inflammation of the fascia, associated with with peripheral blood eosinophilia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and characteristic histologic findings. A case is presented of a 75-year-old female patient who sought medical assistance for sudden occurrence of induration and erythema of both lower extremities one week after she had fallen from a one-meter height, with generalization of the signs. The diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis was made on the basis of histopathologic findings, and treatment with glucocorticoids, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs and antihistaminics was prescribed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatologia, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Calatayud
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology