A case of mimicking angioedema: Chin silicone granulomatous reaction spreading all over the face after receiving liquid silicone injection forty years previously

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1747-1750

  Chen, Yu cheng ^a   Chen, Mei ling ^b   Chiu, Ying ming ^c  

^a Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Pathology ^*  (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angioedema; Liquid silicone; Methylprednisolone; Silicone granuloma

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; COLCHICINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; SILICONE;

AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIN; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SILICONE GRANULOMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INDURATION; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; SWELLING;

AGED; ANGIOEDEMA; CHIN; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; SILICONES;

EID: 79957899576     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.11.027     Document Type: Article

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