Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Fat embolism syndrome (FES), without evidence of bone or soft tissue injury is uncommon, and in absence of validated diagnostic criteria, its diagnosis is mainly dependent on treating clinician, who should have high index of suspicion.Treatment is predominantly supportive, and apart from some mortality, recovery is generally seen.Present article is a case report of a boy who suffered blunt injury due to fall from height, had no objective evidence of bone or soft tissue injury, but diagnosed as a case of fat embolism syndrome, using Gurd-Wilson and Schonfeld's criteria, treated by pulmonary support and aggressive resuscitation, but he died after 4 days of admission to hospital.
Authors: Amitabh Das Shukla, Rajneesh Kumar Srivastava, Neha Agrawal, Ravindra Kumar Singh
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2334644792