Abstract

Ghannam Abdelaziz*, Krimech Mehdi Omar, Mekaoui Jalal, Boufettal Moncef, Bassir Reda Allah, Kharmaz Mohamed, Lamrani Molay Omar, Berrada Mohamed Salah

ABSTRACT

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a disorder of several organs with potentially serious consequences; he is generally considered to have multiple trauma that follows, including several long bone fractures. The main clinical features of FES include hypoxia, pulmonary dysfunction, changes in mental status, petechiae, tachycardia, fever, thrombocytopenia, and anemia. We report a dramatic and fatal case of a 23-year-old woman who continued to develop FES six hours after nail fixation intramedullary early fractures of the femur and tibia, despite early diagnosis and aggressive supportive treatment.