Fat Pulmonary Embolism With Crazy-Paving Pattern Opacities and Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Liposuction.

Ansari Y, Ansari SA, Hussain M, Kazimuddin N, Khan TMA
Cureus · 2023 · doi:10.7759/cureus.40607 · PMID:37476147 · PMC10353921
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Abstract

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare multiorgan disease caused by microvascular obstruction by fat globules and free fatty acid-mediated endothelial injury leading to pro-inflammatory cytokine release. We present a rare case of a 54-year-old woman who underwent elective aesthetic liposuction and developed FES and pneumothorax within 12 hours of the procedure.

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