Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism—A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological Diagnosis
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a critical complication related to multiple disorders and different medical or cosmetic procedures. This case report presents two patients who were admitted for respiratory symptoms in the setting of previously receiving silicone injections for cosmetic purposes and were d...
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| author | Kirill Lyapichev Felix Manuel Chinea Julio Poveda Jeniffer Pereda Pablo A. Bejarano Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago |
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| description | Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a critical complication related to multiple disorders and different medical or cosmetic procedures. This case report presents two patients who were admitted for respiratory symptoms in the setting of previously receiving silicone injections for cosmetic purposes and were diagnosed with silicone pulmonary embolism. The relevance of including questions about all cosmetic procedures as a part of a medical history is highlighted, in particular about silicone injections. The diagnosis is confirmed by histological means. Additionally, our review showed the change of most common sites of silicone injections and a significant increase in cosmetic procedures causing silicone embolism during the past twelve years. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-81bbc13c11da40b8a5fbae8ca81086f72025-08-20T03:35:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2016-01-01201610.1155/2016/37412913741291Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism—A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological DiagnosisKirill Lyapichev0Felix Manuel Chinea1Julio Poveda2Jeniffer Pereda3Pablo A. Bejarano4Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago5Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USADepartment of Radiation Oncology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USAPathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USAKornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USADepartment of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USAPathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USAPulmonary embolism (PE) is a critical complication related to multiple disorders and different medical or cosmetic procedures. This case report presents two patients who were admitted for respiratory symptoms in the setting of previously receiving silicone injections for cosmetic purposes and were diagnosed with silicone pulmonary embolism. The relevance of including questions about all cosmetic procedures as a part of a medical history is highlighted, in particular about silicone injections. The diagnosis is confirmed by histological means. Additionally, our review showed the change of most common sites of silicone injections and a significant increase in cosmetic procedures causing silicone embolism during the past twelve years.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3741291 |
| spellingShingle | Kirill Lyapichev Felix Manuel Chinea Julio Poveda Jeniffer Pereda Pablo A. Bejarano Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism—A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological Diagnosis Case Reports in Pathology |
| title | Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism—A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological Diagnosis |
| title_full | Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism—A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism—A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism—A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological Diagnosis |
| title_short | Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism—A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological Diagnosis |
| title_sort | pulmonary empty spaces silicone embolism a decade of increased incidence and its histological diagnosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3741291 |
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