Open AccessPostoperative complications of concomitant fat embolism syndrome, pulmonary embolism and tympanic membrane perforation after tibiofibular fracture: A case report
Author(s) -
Jian Yong Shao,
De-Ce Kong,
Xin-Hui Zheng,
Tianning Chen,
Tieyi Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i2.476
Subject(s) - medicine , concomitant , fat embolism syndrome , perforation , pulmonary embolism , surgery , fat embolism , radiology , punching , materials science , metallurgy
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare disease characterized by pulmonary distress, neurologic symptoms, and petechial rash and seriously threatens human life and health. It is still neglected clinically because of the lack of verifiable diagnostic criteria and atypical clinical symptoms. No studies on FES with pulmonary embolism (PE) and tympanic membrane perforation have been reported to date. Here, we report a rare case of concomitant FES, PE and tympanic membrane perforation after surgery in a patient with a tibiofibular fracture.