HIV lipodystrophy and free silicon-siliconoma

Case contributed by Jayanth Keshavamurthy , 6 Dec 2016
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Jayanth Keshavamurthy, 23 Jul 2017
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HIV lipodystrophy and free silicon-siliconoma
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Anterior chest wall (and to a lesser degree anterior abdominal wall) soft tissue multiple low densities in the pectoralis muscle, likely relatedwere initially thought to patient's knownbe from HIV lipodystrophy. unfortunately he was not on the first generation anti HIV medications.

HIV patients are known to refuse admitting silicon injections as there may be a taboo associatted.

On retrospective review of pathology the findings are more consistent with complication of free silcion injections to the chest wall.

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Modality was set to Mammography.
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