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A case of eosinophilic fasciitis presenting as pitting edema of the lower extremities

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dc.contributor.author강명숙-
dc.contributor.author김경원-
dc.contributor.author김규언-
dc.contributor.author손명현-
dc.contributor.author윤춘식-
dc.contributor.author이희선-
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T17:33:20Z-
dc.date.available2015-01-06T17:33:20Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.issn2092-7355-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/100198-
dc.description.abstractEosinophilic fasciitis is a rare disease characterized by diffuse fasciitis with peripheral eosinophilia and progressive induration and thickening of the skin and soft tissues. We report a 19-year-old female who presented with pitting edema in both lower extremities. She had a history of excessive physical activity before her symptoms developed. Physical examination revealed 2+ pitting edema in both lower legs. She complained of mild pain in both knee joints and feet, with no tenderness or heating sensations. Laboratory results were unremarkable except for severe eosinophilia. Parasite infection, venous thrombosis, and cardiac and renal problems were excluded. A magnetic resonance imaging study of both lower extremities revealed increased signal intensity in the subcutaneous lesions, consistent with superficial inflammation of the fascia. Mixed perivenular lymphoplasmacytic and eosinophilic infiltration in the subcutaneous lesion were observed on biopsy. The patient was treated with corticosteroids, resulting in remarkable improvement in both edema and eosinophilia.-
dc.description.statementOfResponsibilityopen-
dc.format.extent179~182-
dc.relation.isPartOfALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH-
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR-
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/kr/-
dc.titleA case of eosinophilic fasciitis presenting as pitting edema of the lower extremities-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.contributor.collegeCollege of Medicine (의과대학)-
dc.contributor.departmentDept. of Pediatrics (소아과학)-
dc.contributor.googleauthorHee Seon Lee-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSoo Jin Chang-
dc.contributor.googleauthorMyung Suk Kang-
dc.contributor.googleauthorChoon Sik Yoon-
dc.contributor.googleauthorKyung Won Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorMyung Hyun Sohn-
dc.contributor.googleauthorKyu-Earn Kim-
dc.identifier.doi10.4168/aair.2014.6.2.179-
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dc.admin.mappingfalse-
dc.contributor.localIdA00018-
dc.contributor.localIdA00303-
dc.contributor.localIdA00327-
dc.contributor.localIdA01967-
dc.contributor.localIdA02615-
dc.contributor.localIdA03348-
dc.relation.journalcodeJ00064-
dc.identifier.eissn2092-7363-
dc.identifier.pmid24587957-
dc.subject.keywordEosinophilia-
dc.subject.keywordeosinophilic fasciitis-
dc.subject.keywordpitting edema-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameKang, Myung Suk-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameKim, Kyung Won-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameKim, Kyu Earn-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameSon, Myung Hyun-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameYoon, Choon Sik-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameLee, Hee Seon-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorKang, Myung Suk-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorKim, Kyung Won-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorKim, Kyu Earn-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorSon, Myung Hyun-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorYoon, Choon Sik-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorLee, Hee Seon-
dc.citation.volume6-
dc.citation.number2-
dc.citation.startPage179-
dc.citation.endPage182-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH, Vol.6(2) : 179-182, 2014-
dc.identifier.rimsid51744-
dc.type.rimsART-
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