title: Case report and literature review: acute pneumonitis and alveolar hemorrhage after subcutaneous injection of liquid silicone.
abstract: Lay (non-medical) injection of silicone may lead to serious clinical consequences. Most reports of illicit cosmetic procedures have dealt with failed, lay attempts at breast augmentation. Although these procedures have resulted in severe pneumonitis and alveolar hemorrhage, reports of similar complication after lay attempts at buttock augmentation have been sparse. We describe one of these rare cases and review the literature on clinicopathologic sequelae of lay attempts at cosmetic procedures using commercially available silicone preparations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, School of Graduate Medical Education, Seton Hall University, Primary Care Ctr, St. Michael's Medical Center, 268 Dr. M. L. King Jr Bvld, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
authors.forename: Rupen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daoko
authors.forename: Fayez E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Shamoon
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D012828:Silicones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones