Neurologic recovery in systemic nontraumatic fat embolism syndrome in an elderly patient with hemoglobin SC disease: A case report

Abstract Cerebral fat embolism syndrome is an under‐recognized yet well‐known complication of bone marrow necrosis occurring in patients with sickle cell disease. We highlight a case manifested by multisystem organ failure in an elderly patient who attained neurologic recovery with prompt initiation...

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Main Authors: Ayotunde Ositelu, Samuel Urrutia‐Argueta, Rajat Kapoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-09-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3023
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spelling doaj-4942667f1e444a83af480fbe98855c162020-11-25T03:04:26ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042020-09-01891816182010.1002/ccr3.3023Neurologic recovery in systemic nontraumatic fat embolism syndrome in an elderly patient with hemoglobin SC disease: A case reportAyotunde Ositelu0Samuel Urrutia‐Argueta1Rajat Kapoor2Department of Internal Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USADepartment of Internal Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USADivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USAAbstract Cerebral fat embolism syndrome is an under‐recognized yet well‐known complication of bone marrow necrosis occurring in patients with sickle cell disease. We highlight a case manifested by multisystem organ failure in an elderly patient who attained neurologic recovery with prompt initiation of hematology consultation, RBC exchange, and supportive measures.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3023bone marrow necrosiscerebral fat embolism syndromefat embolismneurologic recoverysickle cell disease
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author Ayotunde Ositelu
Samuel Urrutia‐Argueta
Rajat Kapoor
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Samuel Urrutia‐Argueta
Rajat Kapoor
Neurologic recovery in systemic nontraumatic fat embolism syndrome in an elderly patient with hemoglobin SC disease: A case report
Clinical Case Reports
bone marrow necrosis
cerebral fat embolism syndrome
fat embolism
neurologic recovery
sickle cell disease
author_facet Ayotunde Ositelu
Samuel Urrutia‐Argueta
Rajat Kapoor
author_sort Ayotunde Ositelu
title Neurologic recovery in systemic nontraumatic fat embolism syndrome in an elderly patient with hemoglobin SC disease: A case report
title_short Neurologic recovery in systemic nontraumatic fat embolism syndrome in an elderly patient with hemoglobin SC disease: A case report
title_full Neurologic recovery in systemic nontraumatic fat embolism syndrome in an elderly patient with hemoglobin SC disease: A case report
title_fullStr Neurologic recovery in systemic nontraumatic fat embolism syndrome in an elderly patient with hemoglobin SC disease: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Neurologic recovery in systemic nontraumatic fat embolism syndrome in an elderly patient with hemoglobin SC disease: A case report
title_sort neurologic recovery in systemic nontraumatic fat embolism syndrome in an elderly patient with hemoglobin sc disease: a case report
publisher Wiley
series Clinical Case Reports
issn 2050-0904
publishDate 2020-09-01
description Abstract Cerebral fat embolism syndrome is an under‐recognized yet well‐known complication of bone marrow necrosis occurring in patients with sickle cell disease. We highlight a case manifested by multisystem organ failure in an elderly patient who attained neurologic recovery with prompt initiation of hematology consultation, RBC exchange, and supportive measures.
topic bone marrow necrosis
cerebral fat embolism syndrome
fat embolism
neurologic recovery
sickle cell disease
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3023
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