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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman disease) with clinical, imaging and pathological correlation.

Ana Primitivo, Nathalie Madeira, Dolores Lopez, Diana Afonso

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced eosinophilic fasciitis: A pharmacovigilance and EADV Task force study.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ana PrimitivoRadiology, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal anaprimitivo@gmail.com.
Nathalie MadeiraReumatology, Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Dolores LopezAnatomical Pathology, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Diana AfonsoDepartment of Radiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte · PTHospital Beatriz Ângelo · PTHospital da Luz · PTInstituto Português de Reumatologia

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare subacute fibrosing disorder of unknown aetiology, characterised by thickening of the muscular fascia and subcutaneous tissue, leading to swelling of limbs and trunk and sparing fingers and toes. Eosinophilic infiltration and degranulation may prompt tissue damage and consequent fibrosis due to the accumulation of collagen and extracellular matrix proteins. MRI is the best imaging modality for diagnosis, depicting fascial thickening and enhancement. MRI may also have a significant role in excluding alternative diagnosis and guiding the skin-muscle biopsy.We report a case of EF with clinical and pathological correlation, highlighting the diagnostic value of MRI for early diagnosis and further treatment.

Indexed as

EosinophiliaFasciitisDiagnosis, DifferentialEdemaHumansMagnetic Resonance Imagingmusculoskeletal and joint disordersradiologyrheumatologyskin

Identifiers

PMID34969795
PMCPMC8719132
OpenAlexW4200097964

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