Occupational acroosteolysis in vinyl chloride workers in Israel.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1979
Abstract
Exposure to vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) may result in a bizarre syndrome, which is characterized by lytic changes in the distal phalanges, cutaneous stigmata of scleroderma, and Raynaud's phenomenon. Detailed case histories of two such patients are presented. Epidemiologic, pathogenetic and radiological aspects of occupational acroosteolysis are briefly reviewed. The possibility is emphasized that the condition may result not only from industrial (i.e., occupational) exposure to VCM but also from exposure in the home or neighborhood (i.e., nonoccupational).
Volume
15
Issue
3
First Page
218
Last Page
222
ISSN
0021-2180
Published In/Presented At
Hahn, E., Aderka, D., Suprun, H., & Shtamler, B. (1979). Occupational acroosteolysis in vinyl chloride workers in Israel. Israel journal of medical sciences, 15(3), 218–222.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
457372
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article