CTICasesSilicone Injections and Pneumonitis
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Imaging findings
Exuberant soft tissue reaction in the buttocks with macroscopic fat attenuation and muscle fiber distortion, consistent with silicone injections. Concurrently, the lungs showed diffuse ground glass opacities and septal thickening.
Key takeaways
Extensive silicone injections can cause a severe local reaction and potentially lead to systemic complications like renal failure. Pulmonary findings such as ground glass opacities and septal thickening could represent silicone pneumonitis or edema related to renal failure.
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