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Cerebral fat embolism syndrome mimicking thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with Hemoglobin SC disease [PDF]

, 2016
Case Presentation A 54 year‐old man with hemoglobin SC disease (HbSC) and a history of substance abuse presented to the Emergency Department from a nursing home with two days of progressive weakness, shortness of breath, and lower back pain.
Devnani, Rohit, Kammeyer, Ryan, Mehta, Rakesh   +2 more
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Fat embolism syndrome

Intensive Care Medicine, 2017
Fat embolism syndrome is illustrated and ...
Caricato A, Russo G, Biasucci DG, Annetta MG   +3 more
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Fat embolism in right internal jugular vein: incidental ultrasound finding during internal jugular vein cannulation

The Ultrasound Journal, 2019
Background We report a case study of fat embolism seen on ultrasound at right internal jugular vein during central venous cannulation in a patient diagnosed with fat embolism syndrome. This case demonstrates the importance of ultrasound for evaluation of
Osman Adi, Chan Pei Fong, Azlizawati Azil, Shaik Farid Abdul Wahab   +3 more
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Fat embolism syndrome with neurological involvement: A case report

Trauma Case Reports, 2022
Background Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) occurs when the contents (or some component of) the bone marrow is released into the circulation, generally as the result of long bone fracture.
Andrew Ostlie, M. Gilbert, Carey Lewis, D. Ostlie, Angela Hargis-Villanueva   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rare imaging of a known entity: fat embolism seen on CT in lower extremity vein after trauma

Radiology Case Reports, 2017
Fat embolism occurs in the vast majority of patients who have had trauma (approximately 90%). The most common occurrence is after long bone fracture. It has also been noted in cases after orthopedic surgery.
Varun Chowdhary, MD, Varun Mehta, MD, Tushar Bajaj, BS, Jonathan Scheiner, MD   +3 more
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Complete Neurologic Recovery of Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease

Cureus, 2022
Sickle cell disease is one of the most common inherited hemoglobinopathies diagnosed in the United States. Patients often present with severe anemia, pain crises, infections, and vaso-occlusive phenomena.
O. Oyedeji, Nwabundo Anusim, Mohammad Alkhoujah, V. Dabak, Z. Otrock   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intraparenchymal Neuromonitoring of Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome

Critical Care Explorations, 2021
Objectives:. We aimed to characterize the cerebrovascular physiology of cerebral fat embolism using invasive multimodal neuromonitoring. Data Sources:. ICU, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Study Selection:. Case report. Data Extraction:
Ryan Leo Hoiland, PhD, Donald E. Griesdale, MD, MPH, Peter Gooderham, MD, Mypinder S. Sekhon, MD, PhD   +3 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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Concomitant post-traumatic ocular and cerebral fat embolism syndrome and thrombotic pulmonary embolism

Medicine, 2022
Rationale: Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is composed of a triad of symptoms, including respiratory distress, neurologic deficit, and petechiae. Respiratory distress usually presents first before the other symptoms.
Ying-Sheng Li, Yi-Hsueh Liu, Hung-Da Chou, Hsiang-Jui Tseng, Yin-Chih Fu, Wen-Chih Liu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Síndrome da angústia respiratória do adulto por embolia gordurosa no período pós-operatório de lipoaspiração e lipoenxertia Adult respiratory distress syndrome due to fat embolism in the postoperative period following liposuction and fat grafting

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, Daniel Melo Mendes, Carlos Toufen, Gino Arrunátegui, Pedro Caruso, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source