An immune reaction caused by silicone breast implants

Contact Dermatitis. 2021 Dec;85(6):703-705. doi: 10.1111/cod.13936. Epub 2021 Jul 23.

Authors

Quentin Samaran¹, Farid Bekara², Faisal Aljaber¹, Evangéline Clark¹, Olivier Dereure¹, Nadia Raison-Peyron¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
² Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burns and Wound Healing Units, CHRU Lapeyronie, Montpellier University Hospital and Montpellier University, Montpellier, France.

PMID: 34250621
DOI: 10.1111/cod.13936

No abstract available

Keywords: breast implants; case report; eczema; silicones.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Breast Implants / adverse effects*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects*
Silicones / adverse effects*

Substances

Silicones