Eosinophilic Fasciitis Responds Well to Steroids and Methotrexate

• Main Authors: Asmaa Sabr Mahdi1*, Iman H. Nasr2, Suad Al Jahdhami3, Atheel Kamona4 and, Humaid A. Al Wahshi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2019-11-01
• Series: Oman Medical Journal
• Subjects: eosinophilic fasciitis; fasciitis; eosinophils; forearm
• Online Access: http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2511

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.