fasciitis

Also known as Fascitis

Fasciitis is an inflammation of the fascia, which is the connective tissue surrounding muscles, blood vessels and nerves.

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Medical condition (new).name: Fasciitis
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Medical condition (new).caption: Fascia
Medical condition (new).field: Rheumatology

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12,543 papers

Diagnosis and treatment of plantar fasciitis.American family physician · 2011
Plantar Fasciitis/Fasciosis.Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery · 2021
Eosinophilic Fasciitis: Current and Remaining Challenges.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
Eosinophilic fasciitis: From pathophysiology to treatment.Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology · 2019
Eosinophilic fasciitis.Medicina clinica · 2025

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Commons category: Fasciitis
NCI Thesaurus ID: C50559
ICPC 2 ID: L87
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100537
ICD-9-CM: 729.4

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Fasciitis is an inflammation of the fascia, which is the connective tissue surrounding muscles, blood vessels and nerves.

Particular forms include: Necrotizing fasciitis Plantar fasciitis Ischemic fasciitis, classified by the World Health Organization, 2020, as a specific tumor form in the category of fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors. Eosinophilic fasciitis Paraneoplastic fasciitis