Silica and trichloroethylene-induced progressive systemic sclerosis.
Several environmental factors and chemicals have been described as being able to induce systemic scleroderma and scleroderma-like diseases. The present work reports 2 male patients with progressive systemic sclerosis and pulmonary silicosis. Both patients had occupational histories of exposure to silica and one of them of handling trichloroethylene as a degreasing agent. The clinical and analytical findings could not be distinguished from those present in idiopathic systemic scleroderma with the exception of interstitial images with calcified hilar lymph nodes in the chest X-ray suggestive of pulmonary silicosis.
Yáñez Díaz
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Department of Dermatology, General University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Salamanca, Spain.
Morán
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Unamuno
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Armijo
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012829:Silicosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014241:Trichloroethylene / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014241:Trichloroethylene; D012822:Silicon Dioxide