Abstract

Fat embolism syndrome is a serious complication of long bone fractures; it is the consequence of the dissemination of fatty particles in the microcirculation. There is no pathognomonic clinical sign of this clinical entity. The positive diagnosis is based on Gurd's criteria. Management is essentially symptomatic. Severe forms can be fatal. We report an uncommon presentation of fat embolism syndrome after fracture of a long bone of the upper limb. The interest of the case is twofold: diagnostic and prognostic.

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