Etiological factors of systemic sclerosis in the southeast region of Romania.

Abstract:

:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a relatively rare autoimmune disease with skin and visceral involvement, having a yet unknown etiopathogenesis. Research has shown that professional exposure to various polluting chemicals such as dyes, aliphatic and aromatic organic solvents, inhalable silica dust or certain heavy metals, can be triggering factors for this disease when they overlap a predisposing genetic profile. Smoking is still a debated factor involved in the etiology of SSc, as authors have divergent opinions on this matter. The present study was designed to analyze the etiological factors identified in the group of 37 patients with diffuse and limited SSc from the southeast region of Romania and the results were compared to the literature data. In the group of patients included in this study, occupational exposure and smoking history were not present in all patients, and a hereditary factor was identified only in an isolated case. The majority of patients suffered from a major negative psychological event or from long-term stressful situations and these factors were associated with smoking history or occupational exposure; this suggests that SSc is initiated in a set of cumulative triggering factors.

journal_name

Exp Ther Med

authors

Bobeica C,Niculet E,Craescu M,Halip AI,Popescu IA,Draganescu ML,Onisor C,Stefanescu B,Gheuca-Solovastru L

doi

10.3892/etm.2020.9511

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2021-01-01 00:00:00

pages

79

issue

1

eissn

1792-0981

issn

1792-1015

pii

ETM-0-0-09511

journal_volume

21

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