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Rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary fat embolism usually occurs after fracture, yet rarely observed after liposuction and fat grafting. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a 19-year-old female patient who presented with acute respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary opacities on chest radiographic image shortly after...

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Autores principales: Gai, Xiaoyan, Sun, Xiaoyan, Zhu, Xiang, Zhou, Qingtao, Sun, Yongchang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10242033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37287744
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1202709
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author Gai, Xiaoyan
Sun, Xiaoyan
Zhu, Xiang
Zhou, Qingtao
Sun, Yongchang
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Zhu, Xiang
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description BACKGROUND: Pulmonary fat embolism usually occurs after fracture, yet rarely observed after liposuction and fat grafting. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a 19-year-old female patient who presented with acute respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary opacities on chest radiographic image shortly after liposuction and fat grafting. Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and lipid content in alveolar cells contribute to the diagnosis of the fat embolism syndrome. The patient was successfully treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation and a short course of glucocorticoids. CONCLUSIONS: Early recognition and appropriate treatment are very important to improve the outcome of pulmonary fat embolism. Considering that liposuction and fat grafting are increasingly common cosmetic surgeries, our aim is to raise awareness for this rare adverse event.
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spelling pubmed-102420332023-06-07 Rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report Gai, Xiaoyan Sun, Xiaoyan Zhu, Xiang Zhou, Qingtao Sun, Yongchang Front Med (Lausanne) Medicine BACKGROUND: Pulmonary fat embolism usually occurs after fracture, yet rarely observed after liposuction and fat grafting. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a 19-year-old female patient who presented with acute respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary opacities on chest radiographic image shortly after liposuction and fat grafting. Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and lipid content in alveolar cells contribute to the diagnosis of the fat embolism syndrome. The patient was successfully treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation and a short course of glucocorticoids. CONCLUSIONS: Early recognition and appropriate treatment are very important to improve the outcome of pulmonary fat embolism. Considering that liposuction and fat grafting are increasingly common cosmetic surgeries, our aim is to raise awareness for this rare adverse event. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10242033/ /pubmed/37287744 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1202709 Text en Copyright © 2023 Gai, Sun, Zhu, Zhou and Sun. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Gai, Xiaoyan
Sun, Xiaoyan
Zhu, Xiang
Zhou, Qingtao
Sun, Yongchang
Rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report
title Rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report
title_full Rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report
title_fullStr Rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report
title_short Rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report
title_sort rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report
topic Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10242033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37287744
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1202709
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