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10 August 2022: Articles

Erasmus Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

Rare disease

Jan Michael Jesse Lomanta A* , Mary Antonette Atienza B , Juan Raphael M. Gonzales D , Eric Jason Bautista Amante D , Sheen C. Urquiza D , Hanna Lucero-Orillaza D , Joel Marquez Santiaguel A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937061

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937061

Table 2. Summary of studies on Erasmus syndrome published between 2012 and 2022.

Reference No.Country (year)Publication typeAge (years)SexOccupational riskDuration of exposure (years)Title
[]27 Brazil (2013)Case report1. 352. 381. 52. 10Erasmus syndrome: Silicosis and systemic sclerosis
[]28 India (2013)Case report60MaleManual laborer exposed to cement dust35Erasmus syndrome with pulmonary tuberculosis
[]29 India (2013)Case report26MaleStone masonry6Erasmus Syndrome: A Case report of silicosis-induced scleroderma in a 26-year-old male
[]30 Portugal (2014)Case report64MaleBrick layer47Erasmus syndrome (silica exposure and systemic sclerosis): A case report
[]31 France (2015)Case report58MaleDriller in a quarry30Systemic scleroderma and occupational exposures: About a case in a drill-artificier
[]32 India (2015)Case report42MaleStone crusher12Erasmus syndrome in a 42-year-old male: A rare case seport
[]33 Italy (2015)Case report68MaleMarble worker46Erasmus syndrome in a marble worker
[]34 Tunisia, Northwest Africa (2015)Case report53MaleQuarry worker8Association of pulmonary silicosis and systemic sclerosis
[]35 Tunisia, Northwest Africa (2016)Case report57MaleWelder14Systemic scleroderma associated with silica exposure occurring after occupational exposure to arc welding
[]12 Brazil (2016)Retrospective study47 (SD 4)Male: 7/9Female: 2/9Sandblaster (4/9)Bricklayers (2/9)Metal smelter (1/9)Miner (1/9)Marble worker (1/9)13.7 (mean)Systemic sclerosis and silica exposure: A rare association in a large Brazilian cohort
[]36 Korea (2017)Case report1. 572. 52Crystal processors for jewelry companies177Systemic sclerosis due to crystalline silica exposure among jewelry workers in Korea: 2 case reports
[]37 India (2017)Case report42MaleStone cutting15Erasmus syndrome: Silicosis and systemic sclerosis
[]38 India (2018)Case report52MaleStone cutting25Erasmus syndrome: Association of silicosis and systemic sclerosis
[]39 France (2018)Letter to the editor57MaleDental technicianNot indicatedErasmus syndrome associated with an immune thrombocytopenic purpura
[]40 Turkey (2018)Correspon-dence34MalePowder painting and sandblastingNot indicatedErasmus syndrome: Systemic sclerosis and silicosis co-occurrence
[]41 France (2018)Case report54MaleDriller/minerNot indicatedBeginning Erasmus syndrome
[]42 India (2020)Letter to the editor46MaleStone cutting26Pulmonary tuberculosis in association with Erasmus syndrome
[]43 Portugal (2020)Cross sectional study57.4 (SD 16.6)Male: 8/8Female: 0/8Marble worker (1/8)House builder (4/8)Brick layer (2/8)Miner (1/8)30.1 (mean)Prevalence and clinical manifestations of Erasmus syndrome in systemic sclerosis: A cross-sectional study
[]44 Brazil (2021)Case report55MaleEmerald mining20Erasmus syndrome presented as CREST syndrome with Scl-70 positivity: A case report
[]45 Colombia (2022)Case report59MaleBricklayer44Erasmus syndrome: The association of systemic sclerosis and silicosis

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