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A Rare Clinical Condition: Erasmus Syndrome

Author(s) -

Nadir Görülen,

Yunus Ugan,

Atalay Doğru,

Mehmet Şahin,

Şevket Ercan Tunç

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the annals of clinical and analytical medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2667-663X

DOI - 10.4328/jcam.4271

Subject(s) - erasmus+ , medicine , general surgery , intensive care medicine , dermatology , surgery , art history , the renaissance , art

Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease progressing with fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, the cause of which cannot be precisely explained. The disease is known to be associated with environmental factors. In particular, exposure to silica powders is believed to have a part in the pathogenesis of the disease by the triggering of a number of immune reactions. Silicosis and SS association is defined as Erasmus Syndrome (ES). Here, we report on a 30-year-old patient working in denim sandblasting who developed SS while being followed for 6 years due to silicosis

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