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Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) for Refractory Eosinophilic Fasciitis: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare condition with an unknown cause. This case study showed that a 40‐year‐old man with EF did not respond to standard treatments but improved after receiving rituximab and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Further studies are needed to confirm rituximab's effectiveness and long‐term safety for EF.
Sahebari M +4 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1977 Summary The author's experience of fourteen patients with necrotizing fasciitis is reviewed. The pathognomonic feature of this condition is an extensive necrosis of subcutaneous tissue caused by a vicious cycle of infection, local ischaemia and reduced host defence mechanisms.
M A, Tehrani, I M, Ledingham
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Application of point of care ultrasound and relevance of anatomy in necrotizing fasciitis [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2022 Introduction: Ultrasound is currently being used in intensive care medicine. When not diagnosed and treated quickly, necrotizing fasciitis has a rapid progression and high mortality.
Lucas Carvalho Lopes, Rui Lopes
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Diabetes mellitus and necrotizing fasciitis – a deadly combination; case report [PDF]
, 2020 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly destructive affliction of soft tissues, with a mortality rate that may reach 73% of the cases. It is characterized by a progressive inflammation and extended necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue and the fascia ...
Andronache, Liliana Florina +8 more
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Massive necrotizing fasciitis following bellow-knee arterial surgery: A therapeutic challenge [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015 Introduction. Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, progressive bacterial infection of superficial fascia followed by secondary subcutaneous tissue necrosis.
Popov Petar +4 more
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Contralateral necrotizing fascitis after left nephrectomy for emphysematous pyelonephritis
IJU Case Reports, 2022 Introduction Emphysematous pyelonephritis is an acute necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma. The management is variable, extending to total nephrectomy in severe or refractory cases.
Alberto Fuentes +5 more
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Dermatology, 1983 Hypergamma-globulinemia and eosinophilia in the peripheral blood were found in a 4-year-old girl with scleroderma-like lesions within the upper and lower limbs. Histological examination excluded scleroderma. After 6 weeks of treatment with steroids, almost a complete retreat of scleroderma-like lesions was achieved.
B, Stepień, D, Janicka, J, Bowszyc
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Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman's disease): review and comparative evaluation of seven patients. [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVES: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) was described in 1974 by Shulman as a rare fibrosing connective tissue disease of unknown etiology. An undetermined trigger is thought to lead to the degranulation of eosinophils that interact with fibroblasts and
Cimbron, M +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Background: Lymphocytic variant hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by marked over-production of eosinophilopoietic factor(s) by dysregulated T cells leading to eosinophil expansion.
Caroline Carpentier +7 more
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Necrotising Fasciitis following Intramuscular Injection in a Nigerian Neonate: A case report
Annals of Health Research, 2022 Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare but severe, life-threatening bacterial infection of the fascia, with secondary necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues.
Ogundele T +3 more
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