title: Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman syndrome).
abstract: We report a case of a 30-year-old Caucasian patient with progressive sclerosis of the skin mainly on the upper limbs which was diagnosed as eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman syndrome). Circulating antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi were detected. The association of B. burgdorferi infection with eosinophilic fasciitis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dermatological Clinic, Inselspital, University of Berne, Switzerland. sandro.mosconi@insel.ch
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mosconi
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Streit
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brönimann
authors.forename: Lasse  R
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Braathen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001132:Arm; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000276:immunology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D005205:Fascia / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial