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Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome

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Overview

Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by marked peripheral eosinophilia, associated with distinctive clinical features including nodular tenosynovitis, dermatitis, episodic swelling, and musculoskeletal pain 1.

Diagnosis

  • Key Clinical Features: Marked peripheral eosinophilia, non-tender compressible articular nodules, dermatitis, episodic swelling, and muscle/joint pain 1.
  • Biopsy Findings: Tenosynovitis with necrotizing granulomas, non-specific vasculitis, eosinophil infiltration, and eosinophil degranulation evidenced by extracellular deposition of eosinophil granule major basic protein (MBP) 1.
  • Laboratory Tests: Elevated plasma levels of eosinophil granule MBP and eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN) 1.
  • Management

  • First-Line Treatment: Low-dose alternate-day prednisone 1.
  • Adjunctive Therapies: Not explicitly detailed in the provided abstracts; individualized management may be required based on symptom severity 1.
  • Special Populations

  • Pediatrics: No specific information provided in the abstracts 1.
  • Elderly: No specific information provided in the abstracts 1.
  • Comorbidities: No specific guidance provided for managing comorbidities in the context of this syndrome 1.
  • Key Recommendations

  • Initiate low-dose alternate-day prednisone for symptomatic relief in patients with confirmed eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (Evidence: Moderate) 1.
  • Consider biopsy evaluation of nodules for histopathological confirmation of eosinophil infiltration and degranulation (Evidence: Moderate) 1.
  • Monitor plasma levels of eosinophil granule MBP and EDN to assess disease activity and response to therapy (Evidence: Weak) 1.
  • References

    1 Butterfield JH, Leiferman KM, Gleich GJ. Nodules, eosinophilia, rheumatism, dermatitis and swelling (NERDS): a novel eosinophilic disorder. Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1993. link

    Original source

    1. [1]
      Nodules, eosinophilia, rheumatism, dermatitis and swelling (NERDS): a novel eosinophilic disorder.Butterfield JH, Leiferman KM, Gleich GJ Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (1993)

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