title: [Eosinophilic fasciitis associated with Parkinson's syndrome - a case report].
abstract: We present a 67 year old patient with erythema and swelling of the right arm. Suspected erysipelas and lymphedema are diagnosed at infectious department in the second month of the disease. He was treated with parenteral antibiotics (clindamycin + quinolon). After that, he was hospitalized at rheumatology department as right hand lymphedema, condition after erysipelas, cervicobrachial syndrome and ulnar epicondylitis of right elbow. Lymphatic drainage of right hand was performed, but with no effect. In the seventh month of the disease, the diagnosis of eosinophilic faciitis was established and started treatment with corticosteroids. Besides mentioned, dizziness, tremor, balance disorders, impaired hearing and pain in the cervical and lumbar spine were apeared. The therapy was introduced with levodopa and ropanirol and there is a slight improvement of neurological manifestations of extrapyramidal syndrome. After 18 months of disease the patient has a contracture of his right shoulder, induration and painful movements right forearm, pronounced tremor of the head and hands, balance disorders, neck pain and back pain, difficulty in walking.
authors.affiliation: Poliklinika Medikol, Zagreb. budisin.vesna@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Budisin
authors.forename: Dragica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vrabec-Matković
authors.forename: Visnja
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Milavac-Puretić
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004886:Erysipelas / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*