Paraneoplastic eosinophilic fasciitis: A case report

Sharon E. Jacob; Rashmi Lodha; Jonathan J. Cohen; Paolo Romanelli; Robert S. Kirsner

doi:10.1007/s00296-003-0317-0

Paraneoplastic eosinophilic fasciitis: A case report

Sharon E. Jacob
, Rashmi Lodha
, Jonathan J. Cohen
, Paolo Romanelli
, Robert S. Kirsner

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A 60-year-old white woman with polycythemia rubra vera post splenectomy in November 2001 was found to have peripheral white blood cell counts increasing over 3 months. Cytogenetics revealed trisomy of chromosomes 8 and 9, and bone marrow biopsy showed hypercellular, fibrotic bone marrow consistent with myelofibrosis of polycythemia rubra vera. Two months later, the patient developed acute swelling and pain in her lower extremities. The clinical symptoms along with confirmatory histology supported the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis. This is the first reported case in the English literature of an association between polycythemia vera and eosinophilic fasciitis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	262-264
Number of pages	3
Journal	Rheumatology International
Volume	23
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-003-0317-0
State	Published - Sep 2003
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Rheumatology
Immunology and Allergy
Immunology

Keywords

Eosinophilic fasciitis
Hematologic disorder
Paraneoplastic syndrome
Polycythemia rubra vera

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