Danis et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:46 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/46 Author details 1Department of Nephrology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, Diyarbakir, Turkey. 2Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, Diyarbakir, Turkey. 3Department of Hematology, Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, 21380, Diyarbakir, Turkey. 4Department of Radiology, Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, 21380, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Authors’ contributions RD, SA, AA and SO contributed in writing the manuscript and in reviewing the literature. SA, RD and AA contributed in this case report’s design and in preparing the manuscript for publication. CAO provided the necessary radiological information. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Received: 21 September 2009 Accepted: 8 February 2010 Published: 8 February 2010 References 1. Shulman LE: Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia: a new syndrome?. Trans Assoc Am Physicians 1975, 88:70-86. 2. Rodnan GP, Di Bartolomeo A, Medsger TA Jr: Proceedings: Eosinophilic fasciitis: report of six cases of a newly recognized scleroderma-like syndrome. Arthritis Rheum 1975, 18(5):525. 3. Andreopoulos A, Antoniou TC, Yiakoumis X, Andreopoulos G, Vaiopoulos G, Konstantopoulos K: Eosinophilic fasciitis accompanied by serositis. Isr Med Assoc J 2009, 11(5):319-320. 4. Florell SR, Egan CA, Gregory MC, Zone JJ, Petersen MJ: Eosinophilic fasciitis occurring four weeks after the onset of dialysis in a renal failure patient. J Cutan Med Surg 2001, 5(1):33-36. 5. Granter SR, Barnhill RL, Duray PH: Borrelial fasciitis: diffuse fasciitis and peripheral eosinophilia associated with Borrelia infection. Am J Dermatopathol 1996, 18(5):465-473. 6. Choquet-Kastylevsky G, Kanitakis J, Dumas V, Descotes J, Faure M, Claudy A: Eosinophilic fasciitis and simvastatin. Arch Intern Med 2001, 161(11):1456-1457. 7. Lakhanpal S, Ginsburg WW, Michet CJ, Doyle JA, Moore SB: Eosinophilic fasciitis: clinical spectrum and therapeutic response in 52 cases. Semin Arthritis Rheum 1998, 17(4):221-231. 8. Barnes L, Rodnan GP, Medsger TA, Short D: Eosinophilic fasciitis: a pathological study of twenty cases. Am J Pathol 1979, 96(2):493-507. 9. Bischoff L, Derk CT: Eosinophilic fasciitis: demographics, disease pattern and response to treatment: report of 12 cases and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol 2008, 47(1):29-35. 10. Weber HO, Schaller M, Metzler G, Röcken M, Berneburg M: Eosinophilic fasciitis and combined UVA1–retinoid–corticosteroid treatment: two case reports. Acta Derm Venereol 2008, 88(3):304-306. 11. Haiduc VF, Erkan D, Kirou K, Birchansky S, Park J, Danon MJ: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) positive recurrent eosinophilic fasciitis responsive to cyclophosphamide: a clinical pathology conference held by the Division of Rheumatology at Hospital for Special Surgery. HSS J 2008, 4(1):81-86. 12. Boin F, Hummers LK: Scleroderma-like fibrosing disorders. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2008, 34(1):199-220. 13. Brent LH, Abruzzo JL: Localized eosinophilic fasciitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 1985, 12(5):987-989. 14. Markusse HM, Breedveld FC: Rheumatoid arthritis with eosinophilic fasciitis and pure red cell aplasia. J Rheumatol 1989, 16(10):1383-1384. 15. Baumann F, Brühlmann P, Andreisek G, Michel BA, Marincek B, Weishaupt D: MRI for diagnosis and monitoring of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2005, 184(1):169-174. 16. Agnew KL, Blunt D, Francis ND, Bunker CB: Magnetic resonance imaging in eosinophilic fasciitis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2005, 30(4):435-436. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-4-46 Cite this article as: Danis et al.: Unusual presentation of eosinophilic fasciitis: two case reports and a review of the literature. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010 4:46. Page 4 of 4 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color ﬁgure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar • Research which is freely available for redistribution Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit