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===Gallery===
[[File: Suspected-fat-embolism.jpg|thumb|centre|300px|Cerebral fat embolism]]


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Feham Tariq, MD [2]

Overview

Chest X Ray

In majority of the cases, chest X-ray is normal. It takes 12-24 hours for the abnormalities to appear on chest X-ray, which include the following:[1][2]

  • Bilateral diffuse air space opacities
  • Fleck-like pulmonary shadows (snow-storm appearance)
  • Increased pulmonary markings
  • Dilated right side of the heart

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Cerebral fat embolism

References

  1. Ong SCL, Balasingam V (2017). "Characteristic imaging findings in pulmonary fat embolism syndrome (FES)". BMJ Case Rep. 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-223007. PMID 29170189.
  2. Newbigin K, Souza CA, Torres C, Marchiori E, Gupta A, Inacio J; et al. (2016). "Fat embolism syndrome: State-of-the-art review focused on pulmonary imaging findings". Respir Med. 113: 93–100. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2016.01.018. PMID 26895808.