Silicone embolism syndrome: A case report, review of the literature, and comparison with fat embolism syndrome

Chest

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2276-2281

  Schmid, Andreas ^a   Tzur, Assaf ^a   Leshko, Lidiya ^a   Krieger, Bruce P ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar hemorrhage; Coagulation system; Fat embolism; Silicone embolism; Subcutaneous silicone injection; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SILICONE; WARFARIN; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BREAST AUGMENTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FAT EMBOLISM; FAT EMBOLISM SYNDROME; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SILICONE EMBOLISM SYNDROME; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNDROME; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST IMPLANTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLISM, FAT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SILICONES; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 21844458714     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.127.6.2276     Document Type: Article

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