fas·ci·i·tis

(făsh′ē-ī′tĭs, făs′-)

Inflammation in a fascia, usually as a result of infection or injury.

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fasciitis

(ˌfæʃɪˈaɪtɪs)

(Medicine) inflammation of the fascia of a muscle

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Translations

fas·ci·i·tis

n. fascitis, infl. de una fascia.

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fasciitis

n fascitis f; necrotizing — fascitis necrotizante

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References in periodicals archive

(1) This entity belongs to a greater family of benign pseudosarcomatous lesions including proliferative fasciitis, nodular fasciitis, and intravascular fasciitis.

Proliferative myositis

Various differentials of reactive and neoplastic processes, which give similar appearances including nodular fasciitis, proliferative fasciitis inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs), fibromatoses, pseudolymphomas, Kaposi sarcomas, fibrosarcomas, and lymphomas were kept.

Tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesion: A diagnostic dilemma

It is also known as subcutaneous pseudosarcomatous fibromatosis, infiltrative fasciitis, or proliferative fasciitis. (10,11) The etiology is still unknown, but it is thought to occur due to the unusual proliferation of myofibroblasts triggered by local injury or inflammatory process.

Nodular fasciitis of the neck causing emergency: a case report

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