Nontraumatic pulmonary fat embolism syndrome: radiologic and pathologic correlations.
The authors report a case of pulmonary fat embolism syndrome without identifiable cause that was seen on chest radiographs and high-resolution computed tomography as diffuse ground-glass attenuation, particularly in nondependent portions of both lungs. The radiologic findings were shown on open-lung biopsy to represent diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage caused by fat embolism.
Choi
Jung-Ah
JA
Department of Diagnostic Radiology College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea University Guro Hospital, 80 Guro-dong, Guro-ku, 152-050 Seoul, Korea.
Oh
Yu-Whan
YW
Kim
Han Kyeom
HK
Kang
Kyung Ho
KH
Choi
Young Ho
YH
Kang
Eun-Young
EY
D000328:Adult; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed