title: Eosinophilic fasciitis as a paraneoplastic syndrome, a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare disease with characteristic clinical and histological features, previously reported to be associated with various hematological and solid malignancies. We report a typical case of eosinophilic fasciitis in a 67-year-old man in association with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)/acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and subsequently bladder cancer. On the two occasions, the eosinophilic fasciitis completely resolved upon successful treatment of the concomitant malignancy. The diagnosis of EF should trigger further evaluation for any associated hematological disorder, which, if adequately treated, can result in the resolution of EF.
authors: Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305, United States. Electronic address: husamhaddad@yahoo.com.
authors: Housam
authors: H
authors: Haddad
authors: Lokmanya Tilak Medical College, Mumbai, India. Electronic address: suchitra.sundaram@yahoo.com.
authors: Suchitra
authors: S
authors: Sundaram
authors: Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, Payson Pavillion, New York, NY 10065, United States. Electronic address: cym2003@med.cornell.edu.
authors: Cynthia
authors: C
authors: Magro
authors: Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, Payson Pavillion, New York, NY 10065, United States. Electronic address: usg2001@med.cornell.edu.
authors: Usama
authors: U
authors: Gergis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary
keywords: AML; Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant; Cord transplant; Eosinophilic fasciitis; MDS; Paraneoplastic