Secondary lymphoedema of the lower leg as an unusual side-effect of a liquid silicone injection in the hips and buttocks.
We report an unusual case of secondary lymphoedema of the lower extremities as a result of injections of liquid silicone. A 30-year-old transsexual had received large-volume injections of silicone in the hips and buttocks for cosmetic purposes in order to obtain a female body form. Painful silicone granulomas developed in both the treated areas and areas outside the original injection location, and a progressive lymphoedema of feet and legs developed during a period of 5 years.
Gaber
Yvonne
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Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany. yvonne.gaber@medinf.mu-luebeck.de
D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006615:Hip; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014189:Transsexualism
D012828:Silicones