SNOMEDCT: 24129002; ORPHA: 3165;
Thomson et al. (1989) described a brother and sister, aged 33 and 38 years, respectively, who developed eosinophilic fasciitis within a period of 6 months. They were found to have identical HLA-A, -B, -DR, and -DQ antigens. No common environmental factors close to the time of onset were identified.
Thomson, G. T. D., MacDougall, B., Watson, P. H., Chalmers, I. M. Eosinophilic fasciitis in a pair of siblings. Arthritis Rheum. 32: 96-99, 1989. [PubMed: 2912468] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1002/anr.1780320117]