Careful Ocular Examination Can Diagnose a Fat Embolism Syndrome
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) can develop after a long bone fracture and it has a detrimental effect on life, including death. It usually develops 24–72 h after the incident and classically consists of respiratory distress, petechial rash, and neurological manifestation. Ocular manifestations are rare...
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| author | Sujit Das Sanjeev Verma Urmi Midya Devendra Lakhotia |
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| description | Fat embolism syndrome (FES) can develop after a long bone fracture and it has a detrimental effect on life, including death. It usually develops 24–72 h after the incident and classically consists of respiratory distress, petechial rash, and neurological manifestation. Ocular manifestations are rare in FES. Here, we are reporting a case of FES in a patient with lower limb fractures with ocular manifestations of fresh conjunctival bleed, multiple cotton wool spots, and retinal embolism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e8a76126f9448eea989193cb002526f2025-08-20T03:11:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842024-07-0134322823010.4103/DLJO.DLJO_95_24Careful Ocular Examination Can Diagnose a Fat Embolism SyndromeSujit DasSanjeev VermaUrmi MidyaDevendra LakhotiaFat embolism syndrome (FES) can develop after a long bone fracture and it has a detrimental effect on life, including death. It usually develops 24–72 h after the incident and classically consists of respiratory distress, petechial rash, and neurological manifestation. Ocular manifestations are rare in FES. Here, we are reporting a case of FES in a patient with lower limb fractures with ocular manifestations of fresh conjunctival bleed, multiple cotton wool spots, and retinal embolism.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DLJO.DLJO_95_24fat embolism syndromepurtscher’s retinopathyretinal embolism |
| spellingShingle | Sujit Das Sanjeev Verma Urmi Midya Devendra Lakhotia Careful Ocular Examination Can Diagnose a Fat Embolism Syndrome Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology fat embolism syndrome purtscher’s retinopathy retinal embolism |
| title | Careful Ocular Examination Can Diagnose a Fat Embolism Syndrome |
| title_full | Careful Ocular Examination Can Diagnose a Fat Embolism Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Careful Ocular Examination Can Diagnose a Fat Embolism Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Careful Ocular Examination Can Diagnose a Fat Embolism Syndrome |
| title_short | Careful Ocular Examination Can Diagnose a Fat Embolism Syndrome |
| title_sort | careful ocular examination can diagnose a fat embolism syndrome |
| topic | fat embolism syndrome purtscher’s retinopathy retinal embolism |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DLJO.DLJO_95_24 |
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