Fasciitis

From Handwiki

Short description: Inflammation process in fascia
Fasciitis
Gray395.png
Fascia
Pronunciation
  • /ˌfæʃiˈtɪs/
SpecialtyRheumatology

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

  1. "fasciitis". TheFreeDictionary. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fasciitis. 
  2. "Case 272: Decubital Ischemic Fasciitis". Radiology 293 (3): 721–724. December 2019. doi:10.1148/radiol.2019171255. PMID 31751192. 
  3. "The 2020 WHO Classification of Soft Tissue Tumours: news and perspectives". Pathologica 113 (2): 70–84. April 2021. doi:10.32074/1591-951X-213. PMID 33179614. 

External links

Classification
D
  • ICD-10: M72.9
  • ICD-9-CM: 729.4
  • MeSH: D005208




Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Medicine:Fasciitis&oldid=3274281"

Categories: [Inflammations]


Download as ZWI file | Last modified: 08/13/2024 21:29:58 | 5 views
☰ Source: https://handwiki.org/wiki/Medicine:Fasciitis | License: CC BY-SA 3.0

ZWI is not signed. [what is this?]