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Sarcoidosis in a dental surgeon: a case report

Journal of medical case reports, 2010-08, Vol.4 (1), p.259-259, Article 259 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Sarcoidosis in a dental surgeon: a case report
  • Author: Checchi, Luigi ; Nucci, Maria C ; Gatti, Antonietta M ; Mattia, Daniele ; Violante, Francesco S
  • Subjects: Care and treatment ; Case Report ; Case studies ; Dentists ; Diagnosis ; Dust ; Health aspects ; Risk factors ; Sarcoidosis
  • Is Part Of: Journal of medical case reports, 2010-08, Vol.4 (1), p.259-259, Article 259
  • Description: Although the causes of sarcoidosis are still unknown, past and current studies have provided evidence that this disease may be associated with occupational exposure to specific environmental agents. We describe a case of sarcoidosis in a dental surgeon with long exposure to inorganic dusts. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of this kind in the literature. At the beginning of 2000, a 52-year-old Caucasian man, who worked as a dental surgeon, presented with shortness of breath during exercise, cough and retrosternal pain. After diagnosis of sarcoidosis, a scanning electronic microscopy with X-ray microanalysis of biopsy specimens was used in order to determine whether the disease could be traced to an occupational environmental agent. Results showed the presence of inorganic dust particles within sarcoidotic granulomas, and demonstrated that the material detected was identical to that found in a powder used by our patient for several years. Although these results cannot be considered as definitive proof, they do however provide strong evidence that this disease may be associated with material used by dental surgeons.
  • Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1752-1947
    EISSN: 1752-1947
    DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-259
    PMID: 20698948
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