Acute pneumonitis secondary to subcutaneous silicone injection

Acute pneumonitis secondary to subcutaneous silicone injection

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Priya Gopie, Sateesh Sakhamuri, Anu Sharma, Sanjeev Solomon, Surujpal TeelucksinghClinical Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, TrinidadAbstract: Following silicone injection, end Monitor Mounts organ toxicity can occur.To our knowledge this report documents the first case of silicone embolization in the Caribbean CS-907 and serves to highlight an emergent danger associated with its illicit use for cosmetic purposes in this region.Keywords: silicone, silicone embolism, silicone pneumonitis, alveolar hemorrhage, pneumonitis.