Fasciitis
| Fasciitis | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | rheumatology |
| ICD-10 | M72.9 |
| ICD-9-CM | 729.4 |
| MeSH | D005208 |
In medicine, fasciitis /ˌfæʃiˈaɪtɪs/ is an inflammation of the fascia,[1] which is the connective tissue surrounding muscles, blood vessels and nerves.
In particular, it often involves one of the following diseases:
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Plantar fasciitis
- Eosinophilic fasciitis
- Paraneoplastic fasciitis
References
- ↑ "fasciitis". TheFreeDictionary. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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