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Shiraz Assu
Department of Critical Care Medicine, IQRAA Hospital, Kerala, India
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Case Report
A Case of Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage in a Postoperative Patient with Lower Limb Fractures
Author(s): Shiraz Assu* and Deepak Bhasin
Fat embolism syndrome is a life-threatening complication in patients with orthopedic trauma, especially after long bone fractures. It can lead to multi-organ dysfunction with respiratory involvement ranging from mild hypoxia to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. Here, we report a case of fat embolism in a patient with lower limb long bone fractures, which postoperatively lead to Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage (DAH). The diagnosis was made only by a high index of clinical suspicion since DAH is only rarely associated with fat embolism. The patient received supportive management and a short course of intravenous methylprednisolone following which he showed clinical improvement... View more»