21-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughing
A 50-year-old former smoker presented with recurrent pneumonia, fever and atypical chest pain on and off for a year and was treated with antibiotics several times. Meanwhile, her lung function deteriorated with an obstructive pattern and therefore she was treated with inhalation medication without e...
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| author | Nina Järvelä Johansen Ole Hilberg Anders Løkke |
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| description | A 50-year-old former smoker presented with recurrent pneumonia, fever and atypical chest pain on and off for a year and was treated with antibiotics several times. Meanwhile, her lung function deteriorated with an obstructive pattern and therefore she was treated with inhalation medication without effect. Tests of the heart, bronchoscopy, gastroscopy and a CT-scan of the lungs did not reveal the cause. Finally, an FDG-PET scan showed inflammation of the tissue on the backside of a 21-year-old silicone chest implant, which was intact but encapsulated. The chest implants were removed after which the patient has remained free of infections. However, the lung function impairment did not improve, and a new HRCT-scan demonstrated widespread emphysema. Keywords: Breast implants, Recurrent pneumonia, Smoking, Atypical chest pain |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5fd40ad6344f42aeb181e40af3ff6ad12022-12-21T23:48:29ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712020-01-012921-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughingNina Järvelä Johansen0Ole Hilberg1Anders Løkke2Department of Internal Medicine, Horsens Regional Hospital, Sundvej 30, 8700, Horsens, Denmark; Corresponding author. Sundvej 30, 8700 Horsens, Denmark.Department of Medicine, Vejle Sygehus, Hospital Little Belt, Beriderbakken 4, 7100, Vejle, DenmarkDepartment of Medicine, Vejle Sygehus, Hospital Little Belt, Beriderbakken 4, 7100, Vejle, DenmarkA 50-year-old former smoker presented with recurrent pneumonia, fever and atypical chest pain on and off for a year and was treated with antibiotics several times. Meanwhile, her lung function deteriorated with an obstructive pattern and therefore she was treated with inhalation medication without effect. Tests of the heart, bronchoscopy, gastroscopy and a CT-scan of the lungs did not reveal the cause. Finally, an FDG-PET scan showed inflammation of the tissue on the backside of a 21-year-old silicone chest implant, which was intact but encapsulated. The chest implants were removed after which the patient has remained free of infections. However, the lung function impairment did not improve, and a new HRCT-scan demonstrated widespread emphysema. Keywords: Breast implants, Recurrent pneumonia, Smoking, Atypical chest painhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120300150 |
| spellingShingle | Nina Järvelä Johansen Ole Hilberg Anders Løkke 21-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughing Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| title | 21-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughing |
| title_full | 21-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughing |
| title_fullStr | 21-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughing |
| title_full_unstemmed | 21-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughing |
| title_short | 21-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughing |
| title_sort | 21 year old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia chest pain and coughing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120300150 |
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