Abstract
Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease with an unknown etiology. Making a diagnosis in such a case is always a challenge as it is a rare disease and mimics scleroderma and scleroderma-like syndrome but should be kept in mind as it carries a high mortality. Furthermore, it is a treatable disease. Here, we report a 41-year-old woman who presented to the rheumatology clinic at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, with a one-month history of bilateral swelling of the forearms along with skin tightness and fingers contraction. Her history and physical examination along with histopathological examination and magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with EF. She showed an excellent response to steroids and methotrexate which is not a combination therapy that has been tried or mentioned previously.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2019.102
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Mahdi, A. S., Nasr, I. H., Al Jahdhami, S., Kamona, A., & Al Wahshi, H. A. (2019). Eosinophilic Fasciitis Responds Well to Steroids and Methotrexate. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2019.102
MLA 9
Mahdi, Asmaa Sabr, et al. "Eosinophilic Fasciitis Responds Well to Steroids and Methotrexate." Oman Medical Journal, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2019.102.
Chicago (author–date)
Mahdi, Asmaa Sabr, Iman H. Nasr, Suad Al Jahdhami, Atheel Kamona, and Humaid A. Al Wahshi. 2019. "Eosinophilic Fasciitis Responds Well to Steroids and Methotrexate." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2019.102.
Harvard
Mahdi, A. S., Nasr, I. H., Al Jahdhami, S., Kamona, A. and Al Wahshi, H. A. (2019) 'Eosinophilic Fasciitis Responds Well to Steroids and Methotrexate', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2019.102.
Vancouver
Mahdi AS, Nasr IH, Al Jahdhami S, Kamona A, Al Wahshi HA. Eosinophilic Fasciitis Responds Well to Steroids and Methotrexate. Oman Medical Journal. 2019. doi:10.5001/omj.2019.102
IEEE
A. S. Mahdi, I. H. Nasr, S. Al Jahdhami, A. Kamona, and H. A. Al Wahshi, "Eosinophilic Fasciitis Responds Well to Steroids and Methotrexate," Oman Medical Journal, 2019, doi: 10.5001/omj.2019.102.