Long-term follow-up of patients with diffuse fasciitis and eosinophilia associated with L-tryptophan ingestion

Cutis. 1993 Apr;51(4):266-70.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Eosinophilia / chemically induced*
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome / chemically induced
  • Fasciitis / chemically induced*
  • Fasciitis / pathology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Tryptophan / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Tryptophan