Fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of Duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. A rare association.

Fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of Duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. A rare association.

It is high the frequency of femur fracture in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), with an incidence between 15 and 44%. The fatty embolism is presented in fractures of long bones generally associated to trauma of high energy or to extensive lesions of soft tissues. The diagnosis is not...

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Main Authors: Enrique Vergara Amador, Fernando Galván Villamarín, Marcela Piña Quintero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2007-01-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Subjects:
distrofias musculares
fracturas de fémur
embolismo tumoral (células neoplásicas circulantes).
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/22014
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spelling doaj-9e6348fce4a347a4a4ea920bf9b1b58c2020-11-24T23:24:25ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina0120-00112357-38482007-01-01551586219751Fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of Duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. A rare association.Enrique Vergara Amador0Fernando Galván Villamarín1Marcela Piña Quintero2Profesor Asociado, Departamento de Cirugía, Unidad de Ortopedia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.Bogotá.Ortopedista Pediátrico. Hospital Universitario de la MisericordiaResidente de Ortopedia. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Servicio de Ortopedia Infantil Hospital Universitario de la Misericordia. Bogotá.It is high the frequency of femur fracture in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), with an incidence between 15 and 44%. The fatty embolism is presented in fractures of long bones generally associated to trauma of high energy or to extensive lesions of soft tissues. The diagnosis is not frequent in children probably because they can be presentations subclínicas. We could not find reports of fatty embolism associated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We present the case of a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy that suffered bilateral fracture of femur and fatty embolism.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/22014distrofias muscularesfracturas de fémurembolismo tumoral (células neoplásicas circulantes).
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Marcela Piña Quintero
spellingShingle Enrique Vergara Amador
Fernando Galván Villamarín
Marcela Piña Quintero
Fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of Duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. A rare association.
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
distrofias musculares
fracturas de fémur
embolismo tumoral (células neoplásicas circulantes).
author_facet Enrique Vergara Amador
Fernando Galván Villamarín
Marcela Piña Quintero
author_sort Enrique Vergara Amador
title Fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of Duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. A rare association.
title_short Fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of Duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. A rare association.
title_full Fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of Duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. A rare association.
title_fullStr Fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of Duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. A rare association.
title_full_unstemmed Fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of Duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. A rare association.
title_sort fat embolism syndrome in a child with muscular dystrophy of duchenne type bilateral femur fracture. a rare association.
publisher Universidad Nacional de Colombia
series Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
issn 0120-0011
2357-3848
publishDate 2007-01-01
description It is high the frequency of femur fracture in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), with an incidence between 15 and 44%. The fatty embolism is presented in fractures of long bones generally associated to trauma of high energy or to extensive lesions of soft tissues. The diagnosis is not frequent in children probably because they can be presentations subclínicas. We could not find reports of fatty embolism associated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We present the case of a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy that suffered bilateral fracture of femur and fatty embolism.
topic distrofias musculares
fracturas de fémur
embolismo tumoral (células neoplásicas circulantes).
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/22014
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