Open AccessFAT EMBOLISM AND FAT EMBOLISM SYNDROME;
Author(s) -
Ansar Latif,
Anila Bashir,
Md Aurangzeb,
Umar Ghani
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2008.15.04.2940
Subject(s) - medicine , fat embolism , asymptomatic , fat embolism syndrome , pulmonary embolism , embolism , intramedullary rod , surgery , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Fat Embolism and the associated Fat Embolism Syndrome is a serious and potentially life threatening condition. It tends tooccur usually after fractures or intramedullary instrumentation of long bones. Non-traumatic conditions such as Diabetes Mellitus severe Burns,SLE, sickle cell disease and Pancreatitis can also lead to Fat Embolic syndrome. Young adults are commonly affected. Presentation consistsof an asymptomatic interval followed by pulmonary and neurological manifestations combined with petechial haemorrhages. The diagnosislargely depends on high index of suspicion and exclusion of other conditions. Treatment of this condition remains supportive. Mortalityassociated with this condition is significant, ranging from 10-20% .