THE EVOLVING SPECTRUM OF EOSINOPHILIA-MYALGIA-SYNDROME

Authors
KAUFMAN LD
Citation
Ld. Kaufman, THE EVOLVING SPECTRUM OF EOSINOPHILIA-MYALGIA-SYNDROME, Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America, 20(4), 1994, pp. 973-994
Citations number
192
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
0889857X
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
973 - 994
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-857X(1994)20:4<973:TESOE>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (EMS) is a toxin-induced illness that pr ovides a model for the understanding of idiopathic immune-mediated dis eases that have overlapping features. The clinical development and chr onic sequelae of EMS, its relationship to related disorders, and the a ccumulating data suggesting an important role for immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of this disease are reviewed in this article.