Abstract
Fluid collection surrounding breast implants, called seroma, is a frequent issue that has diverse etiologies. We describe a 48-year-old woman with an acute onset of bilateral breast swelling occurring 5 years after aesthetic surgery and 10 days after a second SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine dose. At breast ultrasound, we found an abundant bilateral peri-implant seroma. Our patient noticed symptom improvement 48 h after nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment, complete disappearance of symptoms after 10 days with seroma disappearance documented by ultrasound. We hypothesized a breast implant seroma as post-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine side effect, as different other diagnosis had been excluded.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 984-986 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Ultrasound |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- breast implants
- COVID
- seroma
- ultrasound
- vaccine