Myocardial injury or infarction associated with fat embolism in sickle cell disease: a report of three cases with survival.
Fat embolism represents a dread complication of sickle cell hemoglobinopathies. We present the details of three cases that, in addition to an acute chest syndrome, had serological and clinical parameters consistent with myocardial damage. A favorable outcome was obtained with judicious use of blood transfusion.
Dang
Nghia C
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Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA.
Johnson
Cage
C
Eslami-Farsani
Mahmoud
M
Haywood
L Julian
LJ
D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017741:Survivors; D016896:Treatment Outcome