Systemic Vasculitis and Prior Recent Exposure to Organic Solvents: Report of Two Cases

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 515-517

  Brautbar, Nachman ^a   Richter, Elihu D ^b   Nesher, Gideon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Collagen vascular disease; Occupational; Solvents; Systemic vasculitis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEXANE; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANOREXIA; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; COLLAGEN DISEASE; DIPLOPIA; DIZZINESS; ELECTRICIAN; FATIGUE; FUME; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INHALATION; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NIGHT SWEAT; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TINGLING; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 31144442175     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890409605167     Document Type: Article

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