Paradoxical Cerebral Fat Embolism in an Adolescent PLHA: A Convergence of Trauma, ART Induced Hypercoagulability, and Septal Heart Defect

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a life-threatening complication following long bone fractures, primarily affecting the pulmonary circulation. However, cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is a rare yet severe variant that can occur when fat emboli bypass the lungs through a right-to-left cardiac shunt, such...

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Main Authors: Abhijeet Sharma, Akansha Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2025-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Clinical Practice
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Online Access:https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/1036
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