title: Acute pneumonitis secondary to subcutaneous silicone injection.
abstract: Following silicone injection, end organ toxicity can occur. To our knowledge this report documents the first case of silicone embolization in the Caribbean and serves to highlight an emergent danger associated with its illicit use for cosmetic purposes in this region.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gopie
authors.forename: Sateesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakhamuri
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Surujpal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teelucksingh