Association of occupational exposure with features of systemic sclerosis

Isabelle Marie (1, 2) , Jean-François Menard (3) , Anne-Bénédicte Duval-Modeste (4) , Pascal Joly (4, 2) , Stéphane Dominique (5) , Pierre Bravard , David Noël (6) , Jean-François Gehanno (7) , Michael Bubenheim (3) , Jacques Bénichou (3) , Hervé Lévesque (1)

1 Service de Médecine Interne [CHU Rouen]
2 PANTHER - Physiopathologie, Autoimmunité, maladies Neuromusculaires et THErapies Régénératrices
3 Unité de biostatistiques [CHU Rouen]
4 Service de dermatologie [Rouen]
5 Service de pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et soins intensifs respiratoires [Rouen]
6 STEAMER - Spatio-temporal information systems
7 LITIS - Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Traitement de l'Information et des Systèmes

Occupational exposure is reported as playing a substantial causative role in systemic sclerosis (SSc).

Keywords: solvents; systemic sclerosis; cancer; crystalline silica; digital ulcers; interstitial lung disease; occupational factors

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology

Isabelle Marie, Jean-François Menard, Anne-Bénédicte Duval-Modeste, Pascal Joly, Stéphane Dominique, et al.. Association of occupational exposure with features of systemic sclerosis. Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology, 2015, 72 (3), pp.456-464. ⟨10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.027⟩. ⟨hal-02377691⟩