Post-traumatic fulminant paradoxical fat embolism syndrome in conjunction with asymptomatic atrial septal defect: a case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: Fat embolism syndrome with respiratory failure after intramedullary nailing of a femur fracture is a rare but serious complication in trauma patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 20-year-old Caucasian man who experienced paradoxical cerebral fat embolism syndrome with f...

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Autores principales: Mueller, Franz, Pfeifer, Christian, Kinner, Bernd, Englert, Carsten, Nerlich, Michael, Neumann, Carsten
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21477362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-142

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