Facial Gel Complication after Dental Injection: A Case Report

Injectable gel is becoming increasingly popular for cosmetic reasons. The polyacrylamide gel (PAAG) is a permanent filler material used worldwide. In spite of the fact that the filler materials used today are considered quite safe, various complications have been reported in the literature. Hence PAAG use in the United States is not popular. As the area is very close to the dental field, a large complication potential is relatively considered following buccal dental injections. The aim of this article is to highlight a rare complication observed following a local anesthetic administration of a simple molar restoration in a healthy 33-year-old woman who had history of a filler augmentation in her cheek approximately 6 years ago.

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Acute Inflammatory Reaction Following Removal of Hydrophilic Polyacrylamide Gel

The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery ◽

10.1177/0748806817751940 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 59-63

Author(s):

Victoria Karlinsky ◽

Judson Boisvert

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Case Report ◽

Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Case Reports ◽

The United States ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel ◽

Permanent Filler ◽

Management Of Complications ◽

The World ◽

Acute Reaction

Hydrophilic polyacrylamide gel (PAAG), although not approved for use in the United States, has been used throughout the world as a permanent filler for aesthetic applications since the 1980s. Numerous articles and case reports have been published highlighting complications arising from its use. In this case report, we present a 54-year-old woman who presented for surgical consultation, requesting removal of previously injected polyacrylamide gel with subsequent silicone implant breast augmentation who experienced an acute reaction following attempted removal of the gel. This report reviews the current use, complications, and management of complications in patient’s previously injected with PAAG.

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From Workshop to Factory: The Evolution of the Instrument-Making Industry, 1850–1930

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199696253.013.21 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Paolo Brenni

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

World War I ◽

Precision Measurement ◽

The United States ◽

Scientific Instruments ◽

Measurement Instruments ◽

World War ◽

Instrument Making ◽

History Of ◽

Materials Used

This article focuses on the evolution and transformations of the instrument-making industry between 1850 and 1930. It begins with an overview of some broad categories of instruments, namely: research and precision measurement instruments, didactic and teaching instruments, industrial instruments, professional instruments, and scientific instruments. It then examines the history of the production of physics instruments and how workshops were organized, along with some of the techniques and materials used in the production of instruments. It also discusses the advertising, trading, and selling of instruments during the period; how instrument-makers in France, Britain, and Germany fared; the state of instrument-making from 1900 to World War I; and instrument-making in the United States and other countries in Europe. Finally, it evaluates instrument-making during the inter-war years.

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Tularemia Pneumonia in Urban Children

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.61.4.660 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 61 (4) ◽

pp. 660-662

Author(s):

Crystie C. Halsted ◽

Hareen P. Kulasinghe

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Case Report ◽

Oral Administration ◽

The United States ◽

City Hospital ◽

Baltimore City ◽

Hospital Outpatient Clinic ◽

Pulmonary Manifestations ◽

The Family ◽

History Of

Tularemia pneumonia occurred simultaneously in five children in urban Baltimore. The features of this outbreak are reported to document the mild nature of the pneumonic illness and thus to emphasize the variability of the pulmonary manifestations of Francisella tulareusis infection. These cases also serve as a reminder to physicians that tulareniia, an infrequently encountered illness, is endemic in the United States. CASE REPORT Three previously healthy brothers, T.W., J.W., and R.W., 8, 10, and 14 years of age, were seen at the Baltimore City Hospital Outpatient Clinic with a history of fever of ten days' duration. The temperatures, compulsively documented by their mother, ranged from 37.8 to 40.0 C (100 to 104 F) daily and did not abate with antipyretics or the oral administration of penicillin prescribed by the family physician at the onset of fever.

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Gonococcal Periappendicitis and Salpingitis in a Prepubertal Girl

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.58.2.287 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 287-288

Author(s):

George L. Auman ◽

Leopold M. Waldenberg

Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

United States ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Vaginal Discharge ◽

Vital Signs ◽

The United States ◽

Prepubertal Girl ◽

History Of

Gonorrhea is the most frequently reported infectious disease in the United States. Salpingitis and periappendicitis secondary to vaginal gonorrhea are not unusual in the mature woman, but are rare in the prepubertal girl. We are reporting a case of vaginal gonorrhea, acute salpingitis, and periappendicitis in a 5-year-old girl. CASE REPORT An acutely ill 5-year-old girl with a two-week history of a thick, nonpruritic vaginal discharge and an 18-hour history of fever, vomiting, and severe abdominal pain was admitted for evaluation. There was a negative history of dysuria, constipation, diarrhea, introduction of vaginal foreign body, coitus, and molestation. Vital signs on admission were: temperature, 39.7 C orally; pulse, 120 beats per minute; respiration, 36 breaths per minute; and blood pressure 100/60.

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Tanning and Tanneries: An Introduction to Archaeology of the Leather Industry

North American Archaeologist ◽

10.2190/l5bp-h69j-fhex-b6uw ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 121-147

Author(s):

William B. Grobbel

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Early History ◽

Alexander Hamilton ◽

Medieval Period ◽

Leather Industry ◽

Construction Methods ◽

History Of ◽

Materials Used ◽

Tanning Industry

In his 1791 report on the state of manufactures and industries in the United States, Alexander Hamilton observed that there were “scarcely any manufactures of greater importance” (Welsh, 1964:13) than the leather tanning industry. The introduction and early history of this industry in North America was largely influenced by Old World traditions that developed during the medieval period. These traditions included methods of tanning, construction methods, and materials used to build tanneries, and even the places tanners chose to build their tanneries. Before these traditions can be explored, though, there needs to be an understanding of what tanning is, and how it is accomplished.

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Pulmonary Embolism in a 14-Year-Old Following an Elective Abortion

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.68.4.584 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 68 (4) ◽

pp. 584-586

Author(s):

Robert Nudelman ◽

Lincoln Best ◽

Susan Tharp

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Pulmonary Embolism ◽

Case Report ◽

Chest Pain ◽

Potential Problem ◽

The United States ◽

Pleuritic Chest Pain ◽

Elective Abortion ◽

History Of ◽

Adolescent Pregnancies

In the United States 300,000 or more adolescent pregnancies are terminated annually by legal abortions.1,2 Pulmonary embolism is an infrequent, yet known, complication of this procedure.3 To increase the awareness of this potential problem in pediatrics, we report the case of a 14-year-old girl with radiologically documented pulmonary embolism associated with a prior elective abortion. CASE REPORT A black 14-year-old gravida 2, para 1, abortus 1 was seen at the emergency room of another hospital with a four-day history of increasing left-sided pleuritic chest pain. During the first two days of her illness, the patient also complained of shaking chills and fever.

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