A Case of Cerebral Fat Embolism

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摘要To the Editor:The symptoms of cerebral fat embolism (CFE) are often a triad of acute respiratory failure,unconsciousness,and petechial rash after a symptom-free interval of 12-24 h following trauma.Although cases of CFE have been reported since the 1960s,to our knowledge,a few reports have discussed the beneficial effects of corticosteroids for CFE treatment though corticosteroids are generally believed to have preventative effects.Here,we report a case of CFE in a 63-year-old woman who had fractures of the right tibia and fibula without cranial trauma.We gave her intravenous injections of dexamethasone for 11 days starting from the 1st day of trauma,and the patient experienced good recovery.

作者单位 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, China ^[1] Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, China ^[2]

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DOI 10.4103/0366-6999.185870

发布时间 2016-08-15

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