TY - JOUR
T1 - Systemic sclerosis associated with cutaneous exposure to solvent
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Brasington, Richard D.
AU - Thorpe‐Swenson, Amy Jo
PY - 1991/5
Y1 - 1991/5
N2 - Sclerodermatous skin changes and systemic sclerosis have been reported to occur as a result of contact with several different organic solvents. We describe a 41‐year‐old man who developed systemic sclerosis after working for 15 years in a foundry, where he had extensive cutaneous contact with multiple organic solvents (trichloroethane, xylene, trimethylbenzene, and naphthalene). Cutaneous exposure to organic solvents may be a factor in the etiology of some cases of systemic sclerosis.
AB - Sclerodermatous skin changes and systemic sclerosis have been reported to occur as a result of contact with several different organic solvents. We describe a 41‐year‐old man who developed systemic sclerosis after working for 15 years in a foundry, where he had extensive cutaneous contact with multiple organic solvents (trichloroethane, xylene, trimethylbenzene, and naphthalene). Cutaneous exposure to organic solvents may be a factor in the etiology of some cases of systemic sclerosis.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025905170&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/art.1780340516
DO - 10.1002/art.1780340516
M3 - Article
C2 - 2025315
AN - SCOPUS:0025905170
SN - 0004-3591
VL - 34
SP - 631
EP - 633
JO - Arthritis and Rheumatism
JF - Arthritis and Rheumatism
IS - 5
ER -