"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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| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasciitis" by people in Profiles.
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Soft-Tissue Tumors of the Hand-Imaging Features. Can Assoc Radiol J. 2020 May; 71(2):161-173.
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Radiological and pathological features of orbital cranial fasciitis. Orbit. 2020 Oct; 39(5):390.
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Clinicopathologic and immunophenotypic features of eosinophilic fasciitis and morphea profunda: A comparative study of 27 cases. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Jan; 78(1):121-128.
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Primary retroperitoneal fasciitis; A rare cause of acute abdominal pain. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jul; 35(7):1040.e1-1040.e4.
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Cranial Fasciitis: A Systematic Review and Diagnostic Approach to a Pediatric Scalp Mass. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Jan; 27(1):e65-71.
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Firm flank mass decreasing in size after pregnancy. JAMA Surg. 2014 Oct; 149(10):1089-90.
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Clinical evaluation and management of benign soft tissue tumors of the extremities. Cancer Treat Res. 2014; 162:171-202.
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Fournier's gangrene secondary to intra-abdominal processes. Urology. 1994 Nov; 44(5):779-82.
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in plastic surgery: a review article. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1991 Nov; 88(5):898-908.
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Causes, presentation and survival of fifty-seven patients with necrotizing fasciitis of the male genitalia. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1990 Jan; 170(1):49-55.