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. 1997 Mar-Apr;63(2):111-3.

Systemic sclerosis in a stone cutter

N Khanna  1 , P D'Souza, A Sud, R K Pandhi
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  • PMID: 20944290

Systemic sclerosis in a stone cutter

N Khanna et al. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 1997 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Several occupational hazards especially exposure to silica have been implicated as eliciting factors for the development of scleroderma-like disorders. We here report a case of manual stone-cutter who developed progressive scleroderma, interstitial lung disease and decreased oesophageal motility after several years of exposure to silica dust.

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