Systemic sclerosis: environmental and occupational risk factors
PJ Nietert, RM Silver - Current opinion in rheumatology, 2000 - journals.lww.com
PJ Nietert, RM Silver
Current opinion in rheumatology, 2000•journals.lww.comThere is growing concern about the association between systemic sclerosis and certain
environmental and occupational risk factors, including exposures to vinyl chloride,
adulterated cooking oils, L-tryptophan, silica, silicone breast implants, organic solvents, and
other agents such as epoxy resins, pesticides, and hand/arm vibration. This article highlights
the current medical research that has examined these associations in scleroderma-like
disorders and in systemic sclerosis.
environmental and occupational risk factors, including exposures to vinyl chloride,
adulterated cooking oils, L-tryptophan, silica, silicone breast implants, organic solvents, and
other agents such as epoxy resins, pesticides, and hand/arm vibration. This article highlights
the current medical research that has examined these associations in scleroderma-like
disorders and in systemic sclerosis.
Abstract
There is growing concern about the association between systemic sclerosis and certain environmental and occupational risk factors, including exposures to vinyl chloride, adulterated cooking oils, L-tryptophan, silica, silicone breast implants, organic solvents, and other agents such as epoxy resins, pesticides, and hand/arm vibration. This article highlights the current medical research that has examined these associations in scleroderma-like disorders and in systemic sclerosis.
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