Fat Embolism Syndrome With Cerebral Involvement: An Underrecognized Complication of Long Bone Fractures

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) occurs when fat particles are aberrantly distributed into the microcirculation, and it often manifests as either hypoxemia, neurological deficit, or petechial rash. Although cases have been reported in the literature since the twentieth century, no formal diagnostic crite...

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Autores principales: Nguyen, Quang L, Varajic, Benadin, Reynolds, Samuel B, El-Kersh, Karim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8976531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35382215
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22816

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