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Acute pneumonitis secondary to subcutaneous silicone injection

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gopie, Priya, Sakhamuri, Sateesh, Sharma, Anu, Solomon, Sanjeev, Teelucksingh, Surujpal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3133515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21760748
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S20071