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[Silicosis and systemic diseases]
M Siebels1, V Schulz, K Andrassy
1Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Heidelberg.
Immunitat Und Infektion
|April 1, 1993
Abstract:
We present case histories of 5 patients with silicosis who developed systemic lupus erythematosus and microscopic polyarteritis in two cases each, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (limited Wegener's granulomatosis) in one case. An association between silica exposure and autoimmune disease is emphasized.