Acute pneumonitis secondary to subcutaneous silicone injection

Priya Gopie, Sateesh Sakhamuri, Anu Sharma, Sanjeev Solomon, Distribution Block Surujpal TeelucksinghClinical Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, TrinidadAbstract: Following silicone injection, end organ toxicity can occur.To our knowledge this report documents the first case of silicone embolization in the Caribbean and serves to highlight an emergent danger associated with Cool Tool its illicit use for cosmetic purposes in this region.Keywords: silicone, silicone embolism, silicone pneumonitis, alveolar hemorrhage, pneumonitis.