Word: scleroderma
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Examples of connective-tissue disorders are lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome and scleroderma...
...women's attorneys and U.S. implant manufacturers. About 90,000 women who underwent the implant operation stand to get paid between $105,000 to $1.4 million each depending on their age and health. The implants were alleged to have caused a number of ailments including breast cancer, lupus and scleroderma, a progressive disease affecting skin and organ tissues...
...lawsuits against silicone manufacturer Dow Corning Corp., as well as in testimonials from several medical specialists. The panel concluded that many allegations, including the suggestion that the implants caused cancer or neurological damage, were scientifically groundless. But it gave more credence to reports of recipients suffering rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma, a rare connective-tissue disorder. The experts also found that the silicone sacs could rupture 5% to 10% of the time -- far more frequently than Dow Corning had previously conceded. "You can buy a tire with a 40,000-mile guarantee," remarked a panel member, "but no one really knows...
...most popular type of implant, a silicone envelope filled with silicone gel, has been linked to silicone associated connective tissue disease, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis...
...diminishes breast function, if that is still defined as lactation. The implants, on the other hand, can interfere with lactation, and they make mammograms less able to find cancer (not to mention the potential for a disfiguring or life-threatening side effect like lupus or scleroderma). But so what if micromastia has no functional impact? Why can't a disease be manifested solely by size...