title: Pulmonary fat embolism: common and unusual computed tomography findings.
abstract: Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a common complication of fractures, usually of the long bones and pelvis. Common computed tomography findings of pulmonary FES include areas of consolidation, ground-glass opacities, and small nodules of various sizes, whereas filling defects in pulmonary arteries are rarely described in nonfulminant syndromes. We present an unusual case of nonfulminant pulmonary FES in which computed tomography disclosed multiple macroscopic pulmonary fat emboli associated to diffuse ground-glass attenuation in both lungs.
authors: Cardiopulmonary Science Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Udine, Udine, Italy. gnucifora@cardionet.it
authors: Gaetano
authors: G
authors: Nucifora
authors: Fjoralba
authors: F
authors: Hysko
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Vit
authors: Annarosa
authors: A
authors: Vasciaveo
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*