Eosinophilic fasciitis, or Shulman syndrome, is a rare condition that causes a painful thickening and stiffness in the connective tissue underneath the skin. This is known as the fascia.

Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare disease that is classified by some authors to scleroderma-like syndromes. Symmetrical induration of skin and subcutaneous tissue associated by eosinophilia in ...