Pulmonary silicosis and systemic lupus erythematosus in men: a report of two cases - 01/01/02
Lilian Tereza Lavras Costallat * , Eduardo Mello De Capitani, Lair Zambon*Correspondence and reprints: Departamento de Clinica Médica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas UNICAMP, Campinas São Paulo CEP 13083-970, Brasil
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We report two cases of coexistence of pulmonary silicosis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The patients are two men with SLE exposed to silica for 20 years. The hypothesis that silica exposure is linked to a wide variety of known or suspected autoimmune diseases , including SLE, has been discussed in the last decade but few cases of pulmonary silicosis and SLE were reported. Our purpose was to bring attention to the increasing evidence that silica may also cause or stimulate SLE, and to suggest that the researchers look for occupational exposure, mainly in male SLE patients.
Mots clés : occupational disease ; pulmonary silicosis ; silica ; systemic lupus.
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Vol 69 - N° 1
P. 68-71 - janvier 2002 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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