Fasciitis
| Fasciitis | |
|---|---|
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| Fascia | |
| Pronunciation | |
| Specialty | Rheumatology |
Fasciitis is an inflammation of the fascia,[1] which is the connective tissue surrounding muscles, blood vessels and nerves.
In particular, it often involves one of the following diseases:
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Plantar fasciitis
- Ischemic fasciitis,[2] classified by the World Health Organization, 2020, as a specific tumor form in the category of fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors.[3]
- Eosinophilic fasciitis
- Paraneoplastic fasciitis
References
[edit]- ^ "fasciitis". TheFreeDictionary. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Kuyumcu G, Zhang Y, Ilaslan H (December 2019). "Case 272: Decubital Ischemic Fasciitis". Radiology. 293 (3): 721–724. doi:10.1148/radiol.2019171255. PMID 31751192.
- ^ Sbaraglia M, Bellan E, Dei Tos AP (April 2021). "The 2020 WHO Classification of Soft Tissue Tumours: news and perspectives". Pathologica. 113 (2): 70–84. doi:10.32074/1591-951X-213. PMC 8167394. PMID 33179614.
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