id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-322986-fwm7rfps Ng, Boon Hau Silicone pneumonitis after gluteal filler: a case report and literature review 2020-02-18 .txt text/plain 1811 126 33 We describe a case of severe silicone pneumonitis complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome and bilateral pneumothorax secondary to silicone gluteal augmentation. Liquid injectable silicone induced embolism has been reported by several studies as a cause of acute pneumonitis with alveolar haemorrhage [1] [2] [3] . The respiratory consequences that associated with silicone injection include acute pneumonitis [4] , acute respiratory distress syndrome, alveolar haemorrhages, and pulmonary embolism [5] . Diagnosis of the silicone pneumonitis is based on the clinical history of silicone implant or injection, the radiological pattern of subpleural infiltrates and peripherally distributed ground-glass opacities (GGO) [6, 7] , and tissues biopsy with histopathological features of alveolar haemorrhage [7] and non-refractile vacuole-like structure within the alveoli [1] . reported a case of acute pneumonitis after silicone injection for gluteal augmentation. Case report and literature review: acute pneumonitis and alveolar hemorrhage after subcutaneous injection of liquid silicone ./cache/cord-322986-fwm7rfps.txt ./txt/cord-322986-fwm7rfps.txt