@article{ref1,
title="Disseminated lipogranulomas and sudden death from self-administered mineral oil injection",
journal="American journal of forensic medicine and pathology",
year="1997",
author="Rollins, C. E. and Reiber, G. and Guinee, D. G. and Lie, J. T.",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="100-103",
abstract="The cosmetic injection of exogenous lipids and more recently of polydimethyl siloxane (injectable silicone) into the scrotum has been described since 1899. Sclerosing lipogranuloma and paraffinoma are terms applied to a complication of this practice in which the injected oils or silicone elicit a marked granulomatous reaction with prominent surrounding fibrosis. Although this complication has been described as a localized process occurring mainly in the scrotal area and regional lymph nodes, few studies have documented systemic manifestations. In this report we describe the autopsy findings of a 48-year-old man who had scrotal and systemic lipogranulomas from repeated self-administered injection of mineral oil. In addition, severe acute pulmonary edema resulted in sudden unexpected death. To our knowledge, this fatal complication of exogenous lipogranuloma has not been previously reported.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0195-7910",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}