Silicone and rheumatic diseases

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Silicone and rheumatic diseases

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, Volume 17, Issue 2, November 1987, Pages 112-118

Lawrence P. Endo, N. Lawrence , Selden Longley, Lourdes C. Corman, S. Panush

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Abstract

Silicone generally has been regarded as a biologically inert material. However, recent reports suggest that inflammatory responses to silicone occur. There is some experimental and clinical evidence of a direct inflammatory response to the presence of liquid or particulate silicone. These include granulomatous skin reaction to injected silicone, synovitis around silicone prosthetic joints, and lymphadenopathy proximal to silicone prostheses. There are case reports of systemic rheumatic disease following silicone prostheses, but no definitive proof of a direct relationship between silicone prostheses and systemic disease. The clinical features of the reported cases following breast augmentation include breast tenderness, axillary adenopathy, sclerodermatous skin changes, arthritis, Raynaud's phenomenon, rheumatoid factors, and ANAs. Prior epidemiologic evidence and the number and consistency of our own and others' clinical findings suggest that silicone may indeed be associated with inflammatory processes and rheumatic diseases.

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