A case with systemic sclerosis following exposure to silica and vibration [Silika ve vibrasyon maruziyeti sonrasi{dotless} gelişen bir sistemik skleroz olgusu]

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory, vascular and sclerotic changes in the internal organs. Although the etiology is not known with certainty; silica dust, which is one of the environmental risk factors, can lead to scleroderma by some immunological changes. In this case, a mine worker, who worked in a mercury mine during a 15-year period, developed systemic sclerosis due to exposure to chronic silica and vibration, is presented.