eleven years after silicone implantation into the breasts a now 42-year-old woman developed arthralgia with a serological autoimmune phenomenon : antinuclear antibodies of the mottled type ( titer 1:320 to 1:1,280 ) , complement consumption , cytoplasmic thyroid antibodies ( 1:400 ) , and constant elevation of erythrocyte sedimentation rate , concomitant with signs of silicone mastitis ( angiotensin-converting enzyme 108 u/min ; computed tomography demonstrated an infiltration in the right breast implant ) .
C0006141
breasts
C0024894
mastitis