Open AccessAcute pneumonitis secondary to subcutaneous silicone injection
Author(s) -
Priya Gopie,
Sateesh Sakhamuri,
Anu Sharma,
Solomon,
Teelucksingh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s20071
Subject(s) - silicone , pneumonitis , medicine , embolization , west indies , surgery , lung , chemistry , organic chemistry , ethnology , history
Following silicone injection, end organ toxicity can occur. To our knowledge this report documents the first case of silicone embolization in the Caribbean and serves to highlight an emergent danger associated with its illicit use for cosmetic purposes in this region.
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