Thursday, December 1, 2011

Tacrolimus in the Treatment of Chronic and Refractory Late-Onset Immune-Mediated Adverse Effects Related to Silicone Injections


Background

Although currently not authorized in many countries, medical-grade silicone (MGS) injections have been used for 50 years. Sometimes chronic and severe adverse effects refractory to usual therapy other than corticosteroids appear.



Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of tacrolimus in the treatment of refractory cases of late-onset adverse effects related to MGS injections.



Methods

Case-series study of seven patients with late-onset adverse effects related to MGS injections. Cases had been treated with a mean of six drugs with poor response before low-tacrolimus dose was introduced. Patients who had received MGS injections with immediate adverse effects or ...

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