Letter to the Editor

Eosinophilic myositis can be associated with fasciitis and involvement of other organs

Abstract

We were interested to read the article by Fang Jin et al. about a 25-year-old woman who had been suffering from intermittent swelling of the right forearm for 4 years, which was accompanied by redness and resolved with glucocorticosteroids [1]. Magnetic resonance imaging of the right forearm showed a voluminous flexor pollicis longus muscle with swelling and diffuse edema involving fascia and subcutaneous fat [1]. Muscle biopsy revealed a strong inflammatory cellular infiltrate with predominantly eosinophilic cells [1]. The study is noteworthy, but several ambiguities should be addressed.