Posttraumatic fat embolism syndrome, neurological symptoms without respiratory symptoms in the absence of permeable foramen ovale.
Vol. 28 No. 3 (2019), Reportes de Casos Clínicos
Vol. 28 No. 3 (2019)

Posttraumatic fat embolism syndrome, neurological symptoms without respiratory symptoms in the absence of permeable foramen ovale.

Reportes de Casos Clínicos
Published 2021-11-03
Jorge Luis Vélez-Paez
Hospital Pablo Arturo Suárez Quito – Ecuador. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Quito – Ecuador. Universidad Central del Ecuador Quito – Ecuador.
Mario Patricio Montalvo-Villagómez
Hospital Pablo Arturo Suárez Quito – Ecuador.
Wendy Milagros Tercero-Martínez
Hospital Pablo Arturo Suárez Quito – Ecuador.
Pablo René Morocho-Jaramillo
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Quito – Ecuador.
Amparo Rocío Basantes Sánchez
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Quito – Ecuador.
Humberto Daniel Paredes Haro
Universidad Central del Ecuador Quito – Ecuador.
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Keywords

embolism fat
trauma
patent foramen ovale

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Vélez-Paez, J. L., Montalvo-Villagómez, M. P., Tercero-Martínez, W. M., Morocho-Jaramillo, P. R., Basantes Sánchez, A. R., & Paredes Haro, H. D. (2021). Posttraumatic fat embolism syndrome, neurological symptoms without respiratory symptoms in the absence of permeable foramen ovale. Revista Ecuatoriana De Neurología, 28(3). Retrieved from https://revecuatneurol.temp.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/revecuatneurol/article/view/1746
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Abstract

Fat embolism syndrome is a potentially catastrophic complication of long-bone fractures. The classic triad of symptoms are petechial skin rashes, hypoxemia, and neurological abnormalities, which usually occur within 24 to 72 hours after the fracture. The respiratory component occurs in practically all of the reports. We present the case of a patient with post traumatic fat embolism with predominant neurological symptoms, without respiratory involvement in the absence of patent foramen ovale.