Migratory silicone granuloma.
A 38-year-old woman had a migratory silicone granuloma of the left upper portion of the chest and left upper arm secondary to a ruptured breast implant. The initial diagnosis was factitial panniculitis. With the common use of silicone in cosmetic surgery, physicians should inquire into a possible history of silicone injections or implants before ascribing a factitial cause to foreign-body granulomas.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones