Short report
Eosinophilic fasciitis with pulmonary and pleural involvement
J W W Killen, G L Swift, R J White
Department of
Medicine, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, BS16 1LE, UK
Correspondence to: Dr J Killen, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
Submitted 16 April
1998;
Accepted 5 July 1999
We report a case of eosinophilic fasciitis, with the unusual
features of pulmonary and pleural involvement. Similar cases which
involve the lungs have been reported after exposure to
L-tryptophan, but there is no relevant drug history in this case.
Keywords: eosinophilic fasciitis; lung disease
© 2000 by The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
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