Fasciitis
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In medicine, fasciitis refers to an inflammation of the fascia
. In particular, it often refers to one of the following diseases:
Fascia
A fascia is a layer of fibrous tissue that permeates the human body. A fascia is a connective tissue that surrounds muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, binding those structures together in much the same manner as plastic wrap can be used to hold the contents of sandwiches...
. In particular, it often refers to one of the following diseases:
- Necrotizing fasciitisNecrotizing fasciitisNecrotizing fasciitis , commonly known as flesh-eating disease or Flesh-eating bacteria syndrome, is a rare infection of the deeper layers of skin and subcutaneous tissues, easily spreading across the fascial plane within the subcutaneous tissue.Necrotizing fasciitis is a quickly progressing and...
- Plantar fasciitisPlantar fasciitisPlantar fasciitis is a painful inflammatory process of the plantar fascia, the connective tissue on the sole of the foot.Longstanding cases of plantar fasciitis often demonstrate more degenerative changes than inflammatory changes, in which case they are termed plantar fasciosis. The suffix...
- Eosinophilic fasciitisEosinophilic fasciitisEosinophilic fasciitis , also known as "Shulman's syndrome",is a form of fasciitis. It is distinguished from scleroderma primarily because the affected area is the fascia, not the dermis as in scleroderma...
- Paraneoplastic fasciitis