The first involved a patient who may have had eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) or systemic sclerosis. “One way to distinguish EF from scleroderma is to look at the distal digits,” Shaw said.

NS-229 is currently being evaluated in a phase 2 trial in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to ...

If you ask anyone who’s experienced plantar fasciitis, they’ll likely tell you that this condition will have you searching for something — anything — to make the pain in your foot go away.

It is distinct from conditions affecting the dermis, like morphea, or those involving the fascia, such as eosinophilic fasciitis, as it specifically targets the fat beneath the skin. It often ...

Angela Rimmer had suffered with mobility issues for several years which were later diagnosed as eosinophilic fasciitis - an extremely rare autoimmune disease that causes the stretchy layer of ...

The FDA approved benralizumab (Fasenra) for adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). The FDA has approved an expanded indication of AstraZeneca’s benralizumab ...

Dupilumab is a human monoclonal antibody that blocks interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 pathways and has shown efficacy in five different atopic diseases marked by type 2 inflammation, including ...

"Eosinophilia" is the medical term for an increased eosinophil count. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell. When elevated, it may suggest an underlying health concern. Causes of high eosinophils ...

The first French recommendations on eosinophilic esophagitis in adults will soon be available. The key points of this document, which was developed under the auspices of the French National ...

Several case reports described isolated cases of severe skin-related adverse effects, such as bullous pemphigoid, eosinophilic fasciitis, and leukocytoclastic vasculitis. On the contrary ...

Eosinophilic fasciitis, or Shulman syndrome, is a rare condition that causes a painful thickening and stiffness in the connective tissue underneath the skin. This is known as the fascia.

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of both children and adults, for which incidence and prevalence is rising worldwide; the condition is most common among young males with a ...