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Case Report

Subcutaneous silicone injection leading to multi-system organ failure

Richard F. Clark California Poison Control System- San Diego, and UCSD Division of Medical Toxicology, San Diego, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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F. Lee Cantrell California Poison Control System- San Diego, and UCSD Division of Medical Toxicology, San Diego, California, USA
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Adam Pacal California Poison Control System- San Diego, and UCSD Division of Medical Toxicology, San Diego, California, USA
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William chen California Poison Control System- San Diego, and UCSD Division of Medical Toxicology, San Diego, California, USA
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David P. Betten UCSD Division of Medical Toxicology, San Diego, California, USA
Pages 834-837 | Received 01 Nov 2007, Accepted 06 Dec 2007, Published online: 02 Dec 2008

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