A “groovy” diagnosis: Eosinophilic fasciitis

Clinical examination can be the key to pursuing a diagnosis, even in rare diseases. The “groove sign” is a typical finding in eosinophilic fasciitis and can be elicited by elevation of the arm to allow for venous return with visible “grooving” of the veins due to skin thickening.

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Autor principal: Korsten, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33363970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3128
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spelling pubmed-77523232020-12-23 A “groovy” diagnosis: Eosinophilic fasciitis Korsten, Peter Clin Case Rep Clinical Images Clinical examination can be the key to pursuing a diagnosis, even in rare diseases. The “groove sign” is a typical finding in eosinophilic fasciitis and can be elicited by elevation of the arm to allow for venous return with visible “grooving” of the veins due to skin thickening. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7752323/ /pubmed/33363970 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3128 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752323/
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