Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism—A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological Diagnosis

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a critical complication related to multiple disorders and different medical or cosmetic procedures. This case report presents two patients who were admitted for respiratory symptoms in the setting of previously receiving silicone injections for cosmetic purposes and were d...

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Main Authors: Kirill Lyapichev, Felix Manuel Chinea, Julio Poveda, Jeniffer Pereda, Pablo A. Bejarano, Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3741291