Etanercept Therapy for Silicone Granuloma
October 2006 | Volume 5 | Issue 9 | Case Reports | 894 | Copyright © October 2006
Anupam M. Desai MD, John Browning MD, Theodore Rosen MD
Abstract
A patient developed a typical, painful, and debilitating reaction on the thighs following injection of ostensibly medical grade
“silicone†to achieve alteration of body contours. The refractory silicone granuloma responded dramatically to treatment
with etanercept. 
