Erasmus syndrome: Silicosis and systemic sclerosis

Shubhra Jain, Vinod Joshi, Yogendra S Rathore, Narendra Khippal

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2017 21(2):94-96

Several occupational hazards, especially exposure to silica, have been implicated as causal factors for the development of scleroderma-like disorders. Compared to other connective tissue disorders, silica-associated systemic sclerosis (SA-SS) is relatively rare. Silica-induced scleroderma is indistinguishable from idiopathic systemic sclerosis. However, the former expresses a high predisposition of pulmonary involvement and anti-Scl-70 antibody. We report the case of a 42-year-old male, stone cutter by occupation, who was diagnosed as simple chronic silicosis and developed systemic sclerosis.

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