Pneumonitis secondary to silicone lung embolism in transgender women living with HIV

• DOI: 10.59471/ijhsc2022112
• Publication Date: 2023-04-28T00:26:46Z
• Authors: Julian Garcia; Andres Benchetrit; Ignacio Martin; Yamila Masuero; Marcela Natiello; Nuria Lázari Nuri...; Diana Troncoso; Ruben Solari; Roberto Dure; Liliana Castro Zo...
• Keywords: Pneumonitis; Transgender women

Dimethylpolysiloxane (silicone) has been widely used in the last decades soft tissue augmentation procedures. In Argentina, approximately 54% of transgender people had liquid silicone or industrial oil injection and 91% them where applied outside health system. Silicone particles may migrate into lung vessels generating a syndrome similar to fat embolism, usually starting within 72 hours following injection, although it described months years after. We hereby present two cases pneumonitis secondary embolism women living with HIV. Both patients were diagnosed through CT scan bronchoalveolar lavage, received supportive therapy favorable outcome. should be included as differential diagnosis pneumonitis, especially population