Connective tissue diseases after heavy exposure to silica: A report of nine cases in stonemasons

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 531-533

  Slimani, Samy ^a   Ben Ammar, Amina ^a   Ladjouze Rezig, Aicha ^a  

^a Ben Aknoun Hospital   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Connective tissue diseases; Occupational disease; Rheumatoid arthritis; Scleroderma; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ALGERIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRY EYE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LETTER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SALIVARY GLAND BIOPSY; SCLERODERMA; SILICOSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950861925     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1371-0     Document Type: Letter

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