title: Cocaine and scleroderma: is there an association?
abstract: Scleroderma is a multisystem disease of unknown etiology. A disease predominantly of women, it is distinctly rare in young men. A case of scleroderma in a young male cocaine user is presented, and the possibility that cocaine may play a part in its etiology is explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kilaru
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sequeira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine