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A Case with Systemic Sclerosis Following Exposure To Silica and Vibration

Author(s) -

Aslı Ürkmez,

Işıl Karaarslan,

İlgen Ertam,

Gülşen Kandiloğlu,

Can Ceylan

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

turkish journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126

H-Index - 5

eISSN - 1308-5255

pISSN - 1307-7635

DOI - 10.5152/tdd.2012.10

Subject(s) - progressive systemic sclerosis , medicine , dermatology , raynaud disease

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory, vascular and sclerotic changes in the internal organs. Although the etiology is not known with certainty; silica dust, which is one of the environmental risk factors, can lead to scleroderma by some immunological changes. In this case, a mine worker, who worked in a mercury mine during a 15-year period, developed systemic sclerosis due to exposure to chronic silica and vibration, is presented. (Turk J Dermatol 2012; 6: 45-7)\u

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