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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2021 Fat embolism syndrome is a relatively infrequent presentation in sickle cell thalassemia patients. It most commonly occurs in long bone fractures in the setting of trauma.
Vikram Sangani MD +6 more
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Fat Embolism, Fat Embolism Syndrome and the Autopsy [PDF]
Academic Forensic Pathology, 2019 Fat embolism is common following trauma and is a common autopsy finding in these cases. It may also be seen in non-traumatic cases and is seen in children as well as adults. In comparison fat embolism syndrome (FES) only occurs in a small number of trauma and non-trauma cases.
Jacqueline L. Parai +1 more
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Fat Embolism in Orthopedic Surgery [PDF]
, 2017 Every long bone fracture in orthopedic surgery represents a possible scenario for development of embolism complication, especially the fat embolism. There is no scientific explanation why fat embolism occurs and what are the hypotheses for development of
Baždar, Elvir +4 more
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Increased prevalence of potential right-to-left shunting in children with sickle cell anaemia and stroke [PDF]
, 2017 'Paradoxical' embolization via intracardiac or intrapulmonary right-to-left shunts (RLS) is an established cause of stroke. Hypercoagulable states and increased right heart pressure, which both occur in sickle cell anaemia (SCA), predispose to ...
Dlamini, N +19 more
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The Prophylactic Effect of Methyl Prednisolone Sodium Succinate against Fat Embolism in Long Bones Fractures [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2005 In this prospective study the effect of low dose methylprednisolone succinate (10mg/kg) on the incidence of fat embolism syndrome and isolated arterial hypoxemia in 99 patients with long bone fracture (52 control and 47 steroid-trated subjects) was ...
H Khatibi, HR Zare
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Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2008 A embolia gordurosa é definida como a ocorrência de bloqueio mecânico da luz vascular por gotículas circulantes de gordura. Acomete principalmente o pulmão, podendo afetar também o sistema nervoso central, a retina e a pele.
André Nathan Costa +5 more
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Acute Liver Failure Secondary to Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis during Pregnancy. [PDF]
, 2016 Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a syndrome of excessive immune activation that mimics and occurs with other systemic diseases. A 35-year-old female presented with signs of viral illness at 13 weeks of pregnancy and progressed to acute liver ...
Decker, Kerry A +5 more
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Floating knee with early onset fat embolism: a case report [PDF]
, 2023 Fat embolism syndrome in young adults is most commonly associated with the long bone fractures most commonly femur and tibia. Its concomitance with floating knee is reported scarcely in reviewing the literature.
Deva, K., Selva Kumar, Thirunthaiyan
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Correlation between the time elapsed after liposuction and the risk of fat embolism: An animal model
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2018 Background Liposuction has become one of the most frequently performed procedures in the field of aesthetic surgery. Fat embolism syndrome after liposuction can easily be overlooked or underestimated; however, occasionally, fulminating fat ...
Kwang-Ryeol Lim +5 more
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Dyspnea after endomedullary nailing: Fat embolism
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Fat embolism is a well‐known and life‐threatening condition that can develop after long bone fractures and lower limb orthopedic surgery. It presents in a wide range of respiratory, hematological, neurological, and cutaneous symptoms and signs of varying
Sebastiaan Martens +2 more
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