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Rheumatology 2003; 42: 1268-1269
© 2003 British Society for Rheumatology

Letter to the Editor

Exposure to silica and primary Sjögren’s syndrome in a dental technician

L. Astudillo, L. Sailler, M. Ecoiffier, J. Giron1, B. Couret and E. Arlet-Suau

Department of Internal Medicine and 1Department of Radiology, University School of Medicine Purpan, Toulouse, France

Correspondence to: L. Astudillo, Department of Internal Medicine, University School of Medicine Purpan, CHU Purpan Unité J. Tapie, 1 place du Docteur Baylac, 31059 Toulouse Cedex, France. E-mail: astudillo.l@chu-toulouse.fr

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SIR, We report a rare case of primary Sjögren’s syndrome in a retired dental technician exposed to silica.

A 72-yr-old man was admitted to hospital because of weight loss of 4 kg that had developed over 3 months, and fatigue. He complained of oral and ocular dryness, arthralgia of the knees with morning stiffness, severe dry cough and Raynaud’s phenomenon. On physical examination, fine crackles . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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