Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast Implantation
We describe a case of a patient who developed microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) in the setting of exposure to silicone after breast implantation. A 57-year-old Hispanic woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever, cough, and hemoptysis. She had undergone silicone breast implantation two...
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| description | We describe a case of a patient who developed microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) in the setting of exposure to silicone after breast implantation. A 57-year-old Hispanic woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever, cough, and hemoptysis. She had undergone silicone breast implantation two years prior to presentation. She was diagnosed as having microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) based on acute progressive renal failure, hematuria, pulmonary hemorrhage, and positivity for myeloperoxidase-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA). A renal biopsy performed showed focal segmental necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis. The patient received high dose steroids, cyclophosphamide, and plasmapheresis with remarkable clinical response. This case report raises the possibility of the development of MPA after silicone exposure from breast implantation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-818de6bbc5a44849b991d5e8e740d4752025-02-03T01:23:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Nephrology2090-66412090-665X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/902089902089Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast ImplantationJudy Tan0Fuad Spath1Rakesh Malhotra2Zaher Hamadeh3Anjali Acharya4Department of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USAWe describe a case of a patient who developed microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) in the setting of exposure to silicone after breast implantation. A 57-year-old Hispanic woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever, cough, and hemoptysis. She had undergone silicone breast implantation two years prior to presentation. She was diagnosed as having microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) based on acute progressive renal failure, hematuria, pulmonary hemorrhage, and positivity for myeloperoxidase-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA). A renal biopsy performed showed focal segmental necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis. The patient received high dose steroids, cyclophosphamide, and plasmapheresis with remarkable clinical response. This case report raises the possibility of the development of MPA after silicone exposure from breast implantation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/902089 |
| spellingShingle | Judy Tan Fuad Spath Rakesh Malhotra Zaher Hamadeh Anjali Acharya Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast Implantation Case Reports in Nephrology |
| title | Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast Implantation |
| title_full | Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast Implantation |
| title_fullStr | Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast Implantation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast Implantation |
| title_short | Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast Implantation |
| title_sort | microscopic polyangiitis following silicone exposure from breast implantation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/902089 |
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