A Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Induced by Injection of Silicone Fluid for Colpoplasty / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 193-196, 2004.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-191069
ABSTRACT
Acute respiratory distress syndrome after silicone fluid injection is uncommon. Reasons that organic silicone is inactive in the human body and has low surface tension and is not affected by physical factors such as time or temperature make this material to be widely used as a medical product. However, lately some of its side effects have been noted and also cause respiratory problems in rare occasions. The mechanism is not clear but silicone injection cause one to cough, produce hemoptysis, fever, pleuritic chest pain, and dyspnea, and may even lead to acute respiratory failure. In other countries, these side effects were reported from 1970s and several cases started to appear in Korea from 1990s. We report a 58 years-old female who recovered from acute respiratory distress syndrome after injection of silicone fluid into vaginal wall by a conservative therapy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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Silicones
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Surface Tension
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Chest Pain
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Human Body
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Cough
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Dyspnea
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Fever
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Hemoptysis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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