title: Erasmus Syndrome in a 42-Year-Old Male: A Rare Case Report.
abstract: Erasmus syndrome is a rare entity in which systemic sclerosis develops following exposure to silica with or without silicosis. Few case reports are available in literature. We report here a case of Erasmus syndrome in a 42-year-old manual labourer. The patient presented with arthralgia, Raynoud's phenomenon, skin tightening and microstomia along with features of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Evidence of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) with mediastinal lymphadenopathy as well as pulmonary arterial hypertension with vascular reactivity was found in appropriate investigations. Serological markers of systemic sclerosis were strongly positive. After a diagnosis of Erasmus syndrome was made, a combination of drugs including Prednisone, Cyclophosphamide and Nifedipine was instituted this led to moderate improvement in his symptoms over 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Trainee, Department of General Medicine, IPGMER , Kolkata, India .
authors.forename: Subrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Trainee, Department of General Medicine, IPGMER , Kolkata, India .
authors.forename: Koushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pan
keywords: Interstitial lung disease; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Silicosis; Systemic sclerosis