From: Graft versus host disease-related eosinophilic fasciitis: cohort description and literature review
References | Participants | Interventions scales/scores assessed | Outcomes and conclusions |
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Chalopin et al. [27] Case report | 46-year-old male + 227 days post-allo-HCT | Clinical features | Importance of MRI to guide biopsy |
Inamoto et al [26] Multicenter, longitudinal, prospective observational study Case series (extension of 2014 report) [22] | Group 1 (n = 209): fascial/articular sclerotic cGVHD > 18 years according to NIH 2005 evaluation criteria (2007–2012) Group 2 (n = 191): Fascial/articular sclerotic cGVHD > 18 years according to NIH 2014 evaluation criteria (2013–2017) | Evaluation every 6 months except initially at 3 months in incident cases: NIH joint/fascial (ROM) score (range 0–3) P-ROM (range 4–25) PRO Lee Symptom score Quality of life Physical function | Redefine therapeutic response criteria |
Orzechowska et al. [21] Case report | 17-year-old male with overlap GVHD | Clinical features | Multiple joint contractures Disability |
Vukić et al. [20] Retrospective observational study October 2013–October 2015 | n = 17 cGVHD without fascial/articular involvement n = 12 with fascial/articular cGVHD | Comparison of clinical and functional features, laboratory parameters and scales (ROM; P-ROM, gait test and grip strength) | 41% fascial/articular sclerosis High correlation with skin involvement Elevated C3 levels |
Ganta et al. [28] Case report and literature review of reported case | n = 13 3 small case series (2, 8 and 14) and 7 isolated case reports | Clinical features Treatment | Update of therapeutic approach |
Chu et al. [29] Case report | 51-year-old male, 3 years post-allo-HCT | Differential features with sclerodermiform cGVHD | Need for deep biopsy |
Inamoto et al. [19] Retrospective observational study | n = 977 cGVHD Recruited May 2000-December 2009 | Development of skin, fascial or joint sclerosis | 20% sclerosis (70 (33%) only joint/fascial) Factors associated with sclerosis |
Oda et al. [36] Retrospective observational study Case series January 1994–March 2005 | n = 8 | Incidence Risk factors Clinical features | Early diagnosis and treatment to avoid disability Biopsy and MRI |
Patel et al. [30] Case report | 41-year-old male + 671 days post-allo-HCT | Development of deep cutaneous sclerosis and fasciitis with joint contractures Treatment: photopheresis | Early diagnosis MRI |
Schaffer et al. [37] Case series | n = 2 | Clinical and histological features | No cutaneous sclerosis |
Sbano et al. [31] Case report | 54-year-old woman + 15 months post-allo-HCT | ANA + nucleolar ultrasonography | Photopheresis treatment |
Ustun et al. [32] Case report | 35-year-old male + 1 year post-allo-HCT | Myositis and fasciitis | Importance of the biopsy |
Kim et al. [33] Case report | 33-year-old woman + 20 months post-allo-HCT | Skin stiffness and arthralgias Subsequent proximal fasciitis of upper and lower limbs | Distinctive entity |
Janin et al. [38] Retrospective observational study Case series 01/1974–01/1991 | Total n = 475 n = 14 with fasciitis | Clinical features Biopsy | Onset with edema Similarity to eosinophilic myalgia syndrome |
Markusse 1990 [35] Case report | 49-year-old woman + 8 months post-allo-HCT | Isolated fasciitis without cutaneous involvement Biopsy | Supra-adjacent skin without affectation |
Van den Bergh et al. [34] Case report | 30-year-old woman + 365 days post-allo-HCT | Clinical, laboratory and histological features | First case of fasciitis with cGVHD entity |