Unusual skin reaction to silicone content in breast implants

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 136-138

  Marcusson, Jan A ^a,b   Bjarnason, Bolli ^b  

^a Department of Dermatology ^*  (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inflammatory response; Leakage; Silicone breast implants

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PUVA; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 0033009261     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155599750011363     Document Type: Article

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