"Fasciitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Inflammation of the fascia. There are three major types: 1, Eosinophilic fasciitis, an inflammatory reaction with eosinophilia, producing hard thickened skin with an orange-peel configuration suggestive of scleroderma and considered by some a variant of scleroderma; 2, Necrotizing fasciitis (FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING), a serious fulminating infection (usually by a beta hemolytic streptococcus) causing extensive necrosis of superficial fascia; 3, Nodular/Pseudosarcomatous /Proliferative fasciitis, characterized by a rapid growth of fibroblasts with mononuclear inflammatory cells and proliferating capillaries in soft tissue, often the forearm; it is not malignant but is sometimes mistaken for fibrosarcoma.
| Descriptor ID |
D005208
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.321
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| Concept/Terms |
Fasciitis- Fasciitis
- Fasciitides
- Fascitis
- Fascitides
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Clinical and serologic expression of localized scleroderma. Case report and review of the literature. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1985 Aug; 13(2 Pt 2):342-50.