Fat embolism syndrome with cerebral fat embolism through a patent foramen ovale
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Fatal cerebral fat embolism associated with a patent foramen ovale
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) has been recognized for more than 100 years, but controversy remains with regard to the mechanism of systemic fat embolism. We report a case of healthy 30-years-old men who developed respiratory failure and brain death within 48 h of bilateral tibial fractures. Autopsy showed fat embolism in the lung and brain, and a large patent oval foramen that may have contribute...
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A healthy 22-year-old woman developed respiratory failure and brain death within 48 h of bilateral tibial fractures. Autopsy showed fat embolism in the lung and brain, and a large patent foramen ovale that may have contributed to massive cerebral fat embolism.
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0025-7974,1536-5964
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020569