Trigeminal and peripheral neuropathy in a patient with systemic sclerosis and silicosis.
The unusual occurrence of cranial (trigeminal) and peripheral neuropathy in a case of progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) is described. The possible association of PSS with silicosis is also discussed.
Agarwal
R
R
Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Vasan
R S
RS
Singh
R R
RR
Saxena
S P
SP
Bhadoria
D P
DP
Srivastava
A K
AK
Verma
A
A
Tiwari
S C
SC
Malaviya
A N
AN
D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D012829:Silicosis / Q000150:complications*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve
D010396:Penicillamine