Transient cortical blindness in fat embolism syndrome---a diagnostic enigma

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a serious life-threatening manifestation of the fat embolism phenomenon characterized by Bergman’s triad of dyspnea, petechiae and mental confusion. While fat embolization into systemic circulation is common, FES occurs in a meagre 0.05%–3% of patients having isolated...

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Main Authors: Kiyana Mirza, Prashant Upendra Acharya, Jose Austine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127521000286