title: Successful colchicine administration in facial granulomas caused by cosmetic implants: report of a case.
abstract: Injectable cutaneous microimplants may occasionally cause either persistent local irritation or late skin reactions in the form of foreign body granulomas at the injected areas. Permanent elimination of the latter is not easily achieved. The skin of a female patient developed nodules along the treated sites on her face a few months following the last session of intracutaneous injections. Intralesional steroids offered temporary and incomplete clearance. Colchicine was administered orally for better results.
authors.affiliation: University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Markos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aivaliotis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kontochristopoulos
authors.forename: Eftychia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hatziolou
authors.forename: Kyriaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aroni
authors.forename: Niki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zakopoulou
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003078:Colchicine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003078:Colchicine