PMID: 16518985Mar 8, 2006Paper

Chest radiographic evolution in fat embolism syndrome

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet Thangphaet
Nisa MuangmanFred A Mann

Abstract

To characterize the temporal chest radiographic findings of fat embolism syndrome. Twenty-nine patients with clinically diagnosed fat embolism syndrome between 1988-1999 were retrospectively identified from the Trauma Registry of Haborview Medical Center, University of Washington. In twenty-two patients, complete medical records and serial chest radiographs were available. All images were reviewed by a dedicated thoracic radiologist. Two of 22 patients had normal radiographs throughout hospitalization, while 20/22 developed abnormal chest radiographs. The radiographic findings were consistent with non-specific diffuse pulmonary edema in all abnormal cases. The time to appearance of evident radiographic lung injury was < 24 hours of initial trauma in 10/20 (50%), between 24-48 hours in 4/20 (20%), between 48-72 hours in 5/20 (25%), and 1 patient (1/20, 5%) developed an abnormal chest radiograph after 72 hours. Ten of 20 patients (50%) with abnormal radiographs had complete resolution of the edema pattern within 1 week of development of opacities, 3/20 (15%) cases showed complete radiographic resolution between 1-2 weeks, 2/20 (10%) cases showed complete radiographic resolution between 2-3 weeks, 1/20 (5%) showed complete radiogr...Continue Reading

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