A diagnostic trap for the dermatopathologist: Granulomatous reactions from cutaneous microimplants for cosmetic purposes

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-283

  Mustacchio, Vincenzo ^a,d   Cabibi, D ^b   Minervini, M I ^c   Barresi, E ^b   Amato, S ^a  

^a Civico Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTION SITE; LIPOSARCOMA; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SWELLING; UPPER LIP;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DERMATOLOGY; FACE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SILICONES; SKIN;

EID: 33846931793     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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