OBJECTIVE: The association of various @entity1200 with the presence of @entity1346 breast implants in @entity1 has been described. In addition, some studies report a correlation between @entity792 and @entity1346 breast implants, whereas other studies indicate no difference in the incidence of disease between @entity1 with @entity1346 breast implants and control groups. Until recently, no reports had attempted to identify an association between @entity1346 breast implants and @entity393 . A recent study suggested a possible correlation between prior @entity1346 breast implants and the development of various forms of @entity393 . This study tried to determine whether such a correlation could be duplicated. METHODS: To determine whether such a correlation could be established, we studied 119 female @entity1 with either @entity9303 or progressive @entity1274 and 100 age-matched healthy controls. Subjects completed questionnaires that provided various types of information, including the presence or absence of previous @entity1346 breast implants. Serum from all 119 @entity1 with @entity9303 and progressive @entity1274 had been subjected to previous Western blot testing for reactivity to a 68 kD protein associated with certain forms of @entity393 . RESULTS: Results indicated no significant difference in frequency of prior @entity1346 breast implants among the @entity1 with @entity9303 , @entity1 with @entity1274 , or controls. The presence or absence of the 68 kD protein also was not significantly relevant to the frequency of @entity1346 breast implants. CONCLUSIONS: Our data did not show evidence of a significant relationship between the presence of @entity1346 breast implants and later development of @entity9303 , progressive @entity1274 , or positive 68 kD serum.

Risk of progressive @entity1274 and XXXX after breast implantation.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients'] @entity9303 :: ('MESH:D008575', 'Disease') :: ["Meniere's disease"] @entity1200 :: ('MESH:D007154', 'Disease') :: ['immunologic abnormalities'] @entity1346 :: ('MESH:D012828', 'Chemical') :: ['silicone'] @entity1274 :: ('MESH:D006319', 'Disease') :: ['sensorineural hearing loss'] @entity393 :: ('MESH:D034381', 'Disease') :: ['hearing loss', 'hearing impairment', 'autoimmune hearing loss'] @entity792 :: ('MESH:D001327', 'Disease') :: ['autoimmune disorders']
@entity9303 :: (MESH:D008575,Disease) :: ['Meniere's disease']
