Eosinophilic fasciitis difficult to differentiate from scleroderma: A case report

Table 1 Diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic fasciitis proposed in 2014

Criteria	Items
Major criteria	(1) Swelling, induration, and thickening of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that is symmetrical or non-symmetrical, diffuse (extremities, trunk, and abdomen) or localized (extremities); and (2) Fascial thickening with accumulation of lymphocytes and macrophages with or without eosinophilic infiltration (determined by full-thickness wedge biopsy of clinically affected skin)
Minor criteria	(1) Eosinophilia N 0.5 × 109/L; (2) Hypergammaglobulinemia N 1.5 g/L; (3) Muscle weakness and/or elevated aldolase levels; (4) Groove sign and/or peau d'orange; and (5) Hyperintense fascia on magnetic resonance imaging T2-weighted images
Exclusion criteria	Diagnosis of systemic sclerosis
Establishes the diagnosis	Presence of both major criteria, or one major criterion plus 2 minor criteria