title: Lung embolism with liquid silicone.
abstract: A lung embolism was reported in a case involving death following repeated injections of liquid silicone for aesthetic reasons. The liquid extracted from the sites of injection was identified as methylsilicone using infrared spectrophotometry, and the presence of silicone in vacuoles in the lung was verified by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA). A study has been carried out with rats after intravenous and subcutaneous injections of methylsilicone.
authors.affiliation: Histopathological Department, Instituto Nacional de Toxicologia, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopez-Artíguez
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Soria
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bernier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Repetto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones