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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| description | 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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| spelling | upm-890022021-09-21T23:32:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89002/ Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah Itam @ Ismail, Iskasymar 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. University Putra Malaysia Press 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89002/1/2020110611230918_2020_0486.pdf Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah and Itam @ Ismail, Iskasymar (2020) Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (suppl. 9). 120 - 122. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020110611230918_2020_0486.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah Itam @ Ismail, Iskasymar Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism |
| title | Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism |
| title_full | Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism |
| title_fullStr | Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism |
| title_short | Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism |
| title_sort | fatal non-traumatic fat embolism |
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