대한흉부영상의학회 Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology

Discussion

Diagnosis With Brief Discussion

Chief Complaint

Fever for 1 day

Definitive Diagnosis

Fat embolism syndrome

Past History

Traffic accident

Reviewy

Relatively rare (trauma of 1-2%)
Usually occurring after long bone fracture or orthopedic surgery
A subacute manner with symptoms peaking at 24-72 h after injury
Symptom triad : hypoxia (95%), confusion (60%), and petechial rash (33%)
Imaging
Patchy ground-glass opacity with smooth interlobular septal thickening
Small centrilobular nodules

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