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It's in the Air: Silica exposure and the risk of autoimmunity, Part 4

Nov 15, 2023
23:38

What is silica? How does it impact your risk of developing autoimmunity if you inhale it, inject it or even snort it up your nose? Listen and find out!

·       Intro 0:12

·       In the previous episodes 0:28

·       The Ajax incident of 1979 1:15

·       Silica and its association with autoimmune disease 4:11

·       The history of silica and the health risks 5:21

·       Rheumatoid scleroderma, etc. 8:14

·       Cardiff pneumoconiosis medical panel 9:49

·       Databases 12:51

·       Silica exposure and the development of serologies 15:02

·       What would happen if you injected silica into the veins? 16:51

·       Anca vasculitis 18:33

·       Thanks for listening 23:23

Disclosures: Brown reports no relevant financial disclosures.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Brown at rheuminationspodcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HRheuminations @AdamJBrownMD @HealioRheum.

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