Clinics in diagnostic imaging (184). Fat embolism syndrome (FES)
Singap. med. j
; Singap. med. j;: 159-162, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
A 23-year-old Indian man presented with shortness of breath and new-onset confusion along with a rash on his chest on Postoperative Day 2, following internal fixation of his femur fracture. Although computed tomography pulmonary angiography was negative for filling defects in the pulmonary vasculature, it showed mosaic attenuation changes with some interlobular septal thickening. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed patchy signal abnormalities, predominantly in the grey-white matter junction region with extensive susceptibility artefacts, consistent with petechial haemorrhages. The laboratory work-up showed thrombocytopenia and anaemia. A diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome was established, based on the clinical presentation combined with laboratory and imaging findings. The clinical and imaging features of fat embolism syndrome are discussed.
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Sujet Principal:
Anatomopathologie
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Embolie pulmonaire
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Thrombopénie
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Encéphale
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Imagerie diagnostique
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Imagerie par résonance magnétique
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Tomodensitométrie
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Dyspnée
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Embolie graisseuse
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Fractures du fémur
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
Limites du sujet:
Humans
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Male
Pays comme sujet:
Asia
langue:
En
Texte intégral:
Singap. med. j
Année:
2018
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Article