Acute pneumonitis and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage secondary to silicone embolism: A case report.
Alejandro BejaranoDiego F BautistaLuz F SuaBladimir PérezJuliana LoresMarisol AguirreLiliana F TrujilloPublished in: Medicine (2020)
Silicone injection can trigger phenomena similar to that seen in fat embolism causing inflammation and immune response activation that lead to alveolar hemorrhage, diffuse alveolar damage, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. We reported pulmonary complications related to the illegal use of injected silicone for esthetic procedures.
Keyphrases
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- immune response
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- oxidative stress
- mechanical ventilation
- low grade
- respiratory failure
- liver failure
- adipose tissue
- drug induced
- dendritic cells
- rheumatoid arthritis
- interstitial lung disease
- ultrasound guided
- systemic sclerosis
- intensive care unit
- fatty acid
- hepatitis b virus
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- inflammatory response