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World J Clin Cases. May 6, 2023; 11(13): 3092-3098
Published online May 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i13.3092
Eosinophilic fasciitis difficult to differentiate from scleroderma: A case report
Tian-Yi Lan, Zi-Han Wang, Wei-Ping Kong, Jin-Ping Wang, Nan Zhang, Di-Er Jin, Jing Luo, Qing-Wen Tao, Ze-Ran Yan
Tian-Yi Lan, Zi-Han Wang, Graduate College, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
Wei-Ping Kong, Jin-Ping Wang, Nan Zhang, Di-Er Jin, Jing Luo, Qing-Wen Tao, Ze-Ran Yan, Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Rheumatism, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
Author contributions: Yan ZR conceived and designed the study; Lan TY collected the data and wrote the manuscript; Wang ZH performed the patient follow-up; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81704050; and National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding, No. 2022-NHLHCRF-LX-02-0103 and No. 2022-NHLHCRF-LX-02-0104.
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Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Ze-Ran Yan, PhD, Doctor, Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Rheumatism, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, No. 2 Yinghua Street East, Beijing 100029, China. yanzeran@126.com
Received: January 8, 2023
Peer-review started: January 8, 2023
First decision: February 20, 2023
Revised: March 2, 2023
Accepted: March 27, 2023
Article in press: March 27, 2023
Published online: May 6, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare connective tissue disease and special attention should be paid to differentiating it from scleroderma. Misdiagnosis or omission markedly delays the appropriate treatment of EF, worsening the prognosis and reducing the quality of life of the patient. We report a case of EF in a young woman diagnosed by tissue biopsy, confirming the difficulty of differential diagnosis with scleroderma. Clinicians should be more aware of EF, and early diagnosis and standardized treatment may improve the prognosis of patients.