[Three cases of chronic polyarthritis after silicon implantation (breast augmentation): causal relationship?].
We describe three women with rheumatoid arthritis after augmentation mammoplasty with silicone implants. The possibility for a causal relationship between silicone implantation and arthritis as examples of a "human adjuvant disease" is discussed.
Hammer
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Zentrum Innere Medizin und Dermatologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
Krippner
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D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000209:etiology*; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*
D012828:Silicones
Drei Fälle von chronischer Polyarthritis nach Silikon-Implantation (Mamma-Augmentations-plastik): Kausalzusammenhang?