Fasciitis

Short description: Inflammation process in fascia

Fasciitis

Fascia
Pronunciation|

* /ˌfæʃiˈaɪtɪs/

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

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|

* ICD-10: M72.9
* ICD-9-CM: 729.4
* MeSH: D005208

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Soft tissue disorders

Capsular joint|

| Synoviopathy|

* Synovitis/Tenosynovitis
* Calcific tendinitis
* Stenosing tenosynovitis
* Trigger finger
* De Quervain syndrome
* Transient synovitis
* Ganglion cyst

* osteochondromatosis
* Synovial osteochondromatosis
* Plica syndrome

* villonodular synovitis
* Giant-cell tumor of the tendon sheath

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Bursopathy|

* Bursitis
* Olecranon
* Prepatellar
* Trochanteric
* Subacromial
* Achilles
* Retrocalcaneal
* Ischial
* Iliopsoas
* Synovial cyst
* Baker's cyst
* Calcific bursitis

Noncapsular joint|

| Symptoms|

* Ligamentous laxity
* Hypermobility

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Enthesopathy/Enthesitis/Tendinopathy|

| upper limb|

* Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder
* Impingement syndrome
* Rotator cuff tear
* Golfer's elbow
* Tennis elbow

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lower limb|

* Iliotibial band syndrome
* Patellar tendinitis
* Achilles tendinitis
* Calcaneal spur
* Metatarsalgia
* Bone spur

other/general:|

* Tendinitis/Tendinosis

Nonjoint|

| Fasciopathy|

* Fasciitis: Plantar
* Nodular
* Necrotizing
* Eosinophilic

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Fibromatosis/contracture|

* Dupuytren's contracture
* Plantar fibromatosis
* Aggressive fibromatosis
* Knuckle pads

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