Ultrasonographic Findings in Fat Embolism Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Case presentation

A 93-year-old man living in a nursing home presented to our emergency department with altered mental status. Examination revealed hypotension and severe hypoxia. Chest radiograph showed infiltrates in the right upper lobe, and computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a left femoral neck fracture. A point-of-care transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) revealed an enlarged right ventricle, severe tricuspid regurgitation, and numerous white floating dots moving toward the right atrium from the inferior vena cava (IVC), leading to the diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome (FES).

Discussion

Although imaging studies can facilitate diagnosis, the diagnosis of FES is typically made by clinical history and presentation, making a swift diagnosis often diff

SUBMITTER: Yonezaki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8143817 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature