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Jung, Jeon, Jang, Park, Song, Kim, and Kang: A Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Induced by Injection of Silicone Fluid for Colpoplasty
Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004; 57(2): 193-196.

Published online: 31 August 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.57.2.193

A Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Induced by Injection of Silicone Fluid for Colpoplasty

Chang Wook Jung, M.D., Ik Soo Jeon, M.D., Jae Young Jang, M.D., Jee Eun Park, M.D., Chun Young Song, M.D., Sung Hun Kim, M.D., Kyung Woo Kang, M.D.

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea.

Address for correspondence: Iksoo Jeon, M.D. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Masan Samsung hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Hapsung 2-dong, Masan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 630-522 Republic of Korea. Phone: (82-55) 290-6368, Fax: (82-55) 290-6654, iksooj27@medimail.co.kr

Received 15 June 2004       Accepted 15 July 2004

Copyright©2004. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

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.

Keywords: Silicone fluid, Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Colpoplasty

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