Abstract
Atelocollagen have been used recently in skin and other soft tissue defect regions more than silicone fluid because of the low incidence of an immune reaction and complications. Several cases of acute pneumonitis after a subcutaneous injection of silicone have been reported. The symptoms were dyspnea, fever, chest pain and hemoptysis. Previous reports have explained the pathophysiology of acute pneumonitis to a pulmonary microembolism and cellular inflammation. We experienced two cases of an acute interstitial pneumonitis and pulmonary hemorrhage after a subcutaneous injection of atelocollagen. They were all healthy young women and complained of dyspnea, fever and blood tinged sputum. The chest radiography and computerized tomography showed a bilateral ground glass opacity in both lung fields. One case recovered completely with conservative treatment but the clinical course of the other case was aggravated to the degree that invasive positive pressure ventilation therapy was required. We report a rare case of a diffuse pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage and an interstitial pneumonitis after the subcutaneous injection of atelocollagen for cosmetic purposes.
콜라겐은 실리콘에 비해 안전성이 높아 최근 들어 생체 대체조직 및 이식 재료로 사용이 증가되고 있으며 유전자 치료에서 전달물질로서 연구되고 있다. 콜라겐 주입술은 상대적으로 간단한 시술로 알려져 본 증례에서와 같이 무면허 의료시술자에 의한 주입술이 증가하고 있다. 저자들은 건강한 젊은 여성에서 atelocollagen을 주사 한 후에 발생한 미만성 폐포 출혈과 급성 간질성 폐렴 2예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 증례를 보고하는 바이다.
