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Eosinophilic fasciitis — a case report
Affiliations- Department of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, Nicolaus Copernicus University Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (UMK), Poland
- Clinic of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Clinical Innovative Therapies, Toruń, Poland
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Abstract
Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare disease. The case of a patient who was treated with immunosuppressive therapy with methotrexate and methylprednisolone was presented. The aetiology of the disease, diagnostic difficulties and treatment were also discussed.
Abstract
Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare disease. The case of a patient who was treated with immunosuppressive therapy with methotrexate and methylprednisolone was presented. The aetiology of the disease, diagnostic difficulties and treatment were also discussed.
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eosinophilic fasciitis
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Joanna Zalewska
Tacjana Barczyńska
Małgorzata Węgierska
Daniel Jeka
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