Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism
Non-traumatic fat embolism (NTFE) is infrequently encountered in the clinical setting. The incidence of clinically detected fat embolism is less than 1%. It is diagnosed based on the evidence of fat emboli occluding the vessel lumen in a patient with no prior history of trauma. We report a case of N...
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90199/1/18.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90199/ https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020110611230918_2020_0486.pdf |
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| Summary: | Non-traumatic fat embolism (NTFE) is infrequently encountered in the clinical setting. The incidence of clinically detected fat embolism is less than 1%. It is diagnosed based on the evidence of fat emboli occluding the vessel lumen in a patient with no prior history of trauma. We report a case of NTFE in a lady who developed breathlessness and collapsed following home vaginal delivery. Post-mortem examination revealed extensive fat emboli in the pulmonary
vessels. We elucidate the clinical challenges in diagnosing fat embolism (FE) in a patient without history of trauma. |
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