Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 23:51:55 -0800

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Hi everyone, A woman with saline implants has written to our Center to ask if other women have had any experiences like hers. She is especially wondering if it might be related to a fungus infection from the implants, since the doctor said he has seen similar problems with patients with fungal infections on their feet. She describes having "discoid lupus-like raised patches on the right side of my face (near my nose/above my cheeks)." She has had saline implants for 7 years. A dermatologist diagnosed it as Jessner's lymphocytic infiltration; her ANA blood tests were negative for lupus. When she took antibiotics for bronchitis for a week, her skin condition improved, but the condition came back when she stopped taking the antibiotics. She wonders if other women have had similar experiences, and if removing or replacing the implants makes a difference.