Fat embolism in acute pancreatitis.
Guardia SN, Bilbao JM, Murray D, Warren RE, Sweet J.
Department of Pathology, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada.
A patient who developed progressive hypoxemia and multiple system failure during the course of acute pancreatitis is described. Autopsy showed fat emboli to the lungs, kidneys, and heart, as well as multiple petechial hemorrhages in the brain. We conclude that fat embolism should be considered in the differential diagnosis of progressive hypoxemia in patients with acute pancreatitis.
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PMID: 2712672 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]