Severe Hypercalcemia Related to Silicone Granulomas, as Discovered by FDG-PET

Silicone injected for cosmetic purposes can provoke an inflammatory granulomatous response. In turn, silicone granulomas can lead to hypercalcemia, which is a rare, though potentially life-threatening condition. Hypercalcemia is a nonspecific laboratory finding with many potential etiologies. It may...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Amiraian, Dana E, Accurso, Joseph M, Jain, Manoj K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29142355
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_33_17

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29142355
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_33_17

Ejemplares similares