Scleroderma, Fasciitis, and Eosinophilia Associated with the Ingestion of Tryptophan
- 29 March 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 322 (13) , 874-881
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199003293221302
Abstract
An association between the ingestion of tryptophan and a syndrome characterized by scleroderma-like skin abnormalities, fasciitis, and eosinophilia has recently been recognized in the United States. We report the clinical and histopathological findings in nine patients and the results of biochemical analyses of tryptophan metabolism in seven patients with this syndrome.This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
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