Ss. Teuber et al., REMISSION OF SARCOIDOSIS FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANTS, International archives of allergy and immunology, 105(4), 1994, pp. 404-407
We report herein a patient with debilitating multisystem sarcoidosis.
Interestingly, dermal lesions and enlarged lymph nodes resolved and he
r clinical condition dramatically improved following removal of silico
ne gel breast implants. Of note, the capsular tissue surrounding the b
reast implant demonstrated a granulomatous foreign-body response. The
potential harmful effects of silicone may include an acceleration of a
n already existing hypersensitivity response.