Raynaud's phenomenon of fingers and toes of miners exposed to local and whole-body vibration and cold

Hedlund, Ulf<sup>1</sup>

Affiliations

¹LKAB Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara, Malmberget, Sweden

Abstract and keywords

In a study of 27 underground miners exposed to hand or whole-body vibration, cold or other vasoconstrictive environmental factors, higher prevalences of Raynaud's phenomenon in both fingers and toes were found than in a control group not exposed to vibration. There were no Raynaud-like phenomena among miners not exposed to vibration. There was a positive correlation between the two locations. This may mean a general susceptibility of vasospasm, but it seems more probable that the disorders are caused by vibration exposure to fingers and toes.

Keywords: Raynaud's phenomenon; Fingers; Toes; Mining; Vibration

Links

DOI: 10.1007/BF00386479

PubMed: 2777390

WoS: A1989AM73900006

History

Received: 1998-11-08

Accepted: 1989-03-14

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