title: [Coincidence of silicosis and lupus erythematosis].
abstract: From 1975 to 1989 37 patients with Lupus erythematodes exposed to quartz dust over many years were observed. Thirty of them suffered from silicosis. The coincidence of silicosis and Lupus erythematodes can be an expression of a common pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Arbeitshygienisches Zentrum Niederdorf, Gesundheitswesen Wismut/DDR.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mehlhorn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerlach
mesh_terms: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011791:Quartz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012829:Silicosis / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D004391:Dust; D011791:Quartz
vernacular_title: Gemeinsames Auftreten von Silikose und Lupus erythematodes.