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  • Title: Long-term follow-up of patients with diffuse fasciitis and eosinophilia associated with L-tryptophan ingestion.
    Author: Beko E, Pervaiz S, Nanda V, Dhawan S.
    Journal: Cutis; 1993 Apr; 51(4):266-70. PubMed ID: 8477608.
    Abstract:
    We describe the long-term follow-up of two patients who experienced diffuse fasciitis and eosinophilia while ingesting L-tryptophan for treatment of insomnia. This is one of the first reports in the dermatologic literature of the long-term follow-up of eosinophilic fasciitis in association with L-tryptophan ingestion. Both patients fit the Centers for Disease Control's criteria for eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. The literature on the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is reviewed.
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