A case of cellulitis-like foreign body reaction after hyaluronic acid dermal filler injection

Publication date: March 2018Source: Dermatologica Sinica, Volume 36, Issue 1Author(s): Yo Sup Shin, Won Joo Kwon, Eun Byul Cho, Eun Joo Park, Kwang Ho Kim, Kwang Joong KimAbstractA 58-year-old female presented with 3 weeks history of painful skin lesion on the right cheek. Diagnosis was cellulitis based on the clinical manifestation and laboratory test. However, skin lesion did not improve with antibiotics, and as a consequence, biopsy was performed. Based on histopathological findings and additional information of her previous history of intradermal filler injection, the lesion was diagnosed to be foreign body reaction. Previous reported cases of foreign body reaction induced by hyaluronic acid dermal filler typically manifested as nodular lesions, but cellulitis-like cutaneous manifestation has not been reported. Therefore, we report this interesting case of foreign body reaction after hyaluronic acid dermal filler injection.
Source: Dermatologica Sinica - Category: Dermatology Source Type: research