Silicone granuloma in acral skin in a patient with silicone-gel breast implants and systemic sclerosis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 36-38

  Anderson, Daren R ^b   Schwartz, Joseph ^b   Cottrill, Carolyn M ^b   McClain, Steve A ^b   Ross, Jeffrey S ^b   Magidson, Jory G ^b   Klainer, Albert ^b   Bisaccia, Emil ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE;

EID: 0030021570     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1996.tb01613.x     Document Type: Article

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