[Scleroderma and occupational risk factors: a case-control study].
In a hospital-based case-referent study of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and occupational risk factors (55 cases and 171 referents), an excess risk for SSc was observed in men with previous occupational exposure to solvents and certain chemicals (vinyl chloride, formaldehyde). SSc was associated, even though not significantly, with occupational exposure to solvents and silica among women. The possible role of occupational exposures in the etiology of SSc, as well as the methodological limitations of the present study, are discussed.
Unità Clinica Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Medicina Pubblica, Università di Trieste.
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D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology