Fat embolism in kwashiorkor.
Fat embolism from the grossly fatty liver of an infant with kwashiorkor is described. Globules of fat were seen at necropsy in the hepatic veins, in the right atrium and ventricle of the heart and in the pulmonary artery. Sections of the lung showed fat emboli in numerous branches of the pulmonary artery. Examination of lung sections taken at necropsy from 40 patients who had severe kwashiorkor failed to show similar fat embolism.
D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007732:Kwashiorkor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology