Fat embolism syndrome: Case report of a clinical conundrum

Fat embolism syndrome is a rare clinical condition associated with trauma, particularly of long bones. FES after fracture of neck of femur or head of humerus is uncommon. We report a case of FES following fracture in neck of femur and head of humerus in a man with history of mitral valve replacement...

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Autores principales: Nandi, Roneeta, Venkategowda, Pradeep Marur, Mutkule, Dnyaneshwar, Rao, Surath Manimala
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25190956
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.137281
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author Nandi, Roneeta
Venkategowda, Pradeep Marur
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Rao, Surath Manimala
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description Fat embolism syndrome is a rare clinical condition associated with trauma, particularly of long bones. FES after fracture of neck of femur or head of humerus is uncommon. We report a case of FES following fracture in neck of femur and head of humerus in a man with history of mitral valve replacement, on long-term oral anticoagulant therapy, with an alleged history of convulsions. Our dilemma in clinical diagnosis is discussed.
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spelling pubmed-41526882014-09-04 Fat embolism syndrome: Case report of a clinical conundrum Nandi, Roneeta Venkategowda, Pradeep Marur Mutkule, Dnyaneshwar Rao, Surath Manimala J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol Case Report Fat embolism syndrome is a rare clinical condition associated with trauma, particularly of long bones. FES after fracture of neck of femur or head of humerus is uncommon. We report a case of FES following fracture in neck of femur and head of humerus in a man with history of mitral valve replacement, on long-term oral anticoagulant therapy, with an alleged history of convulsions. Our dilemma in clinical diagnosis is discussed. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4152688/ /pubmed/25190956 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.137281 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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