title: Silicone Breast Implants: A Rare Cause of Pleural Effusion.
abstract: Pleural effusions are one of the rarest complications reported in patients with silicone gel filled breast implants. The silicone implants have potential to provoke chronic inflammation of pleura and subsequent pulmonary complications such as pleural effusion. Herein, we report a 44-year-old female who presented with left sided pleural effusion, six weeks after a silicone breast implantation surgery. The most common infectious, inflammatory, and malignant causes of pleural effusion were excluded with pleural fluid cytology and cultures. With recurrent effusion in the setting of recent surgery, the chemical reaction to silicone breast implants was sought and exploration was performed which revealed foreign body reaction (FBR) to silicone material. The symptoms dramatically improved after the explantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: Imam H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Shaik
authors.affiliation: Zaporozhye State Medical University, Zaporozhye 69035, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Bindu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gandrapu
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9136-1108
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Ibarra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matta
authors.affiliation: Laureate National Institute of Medicine, Program Director Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Amer K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Syed