A fatal case of bone marrow embolism of unknown cause masquerading clinically as dengue shock syndrome

• Main Authors: Subramanian Kalaivani Selvi (Author), Rakhee Kar (Author), Mehalingam Vadivelan (Author), Dharanipragada Krishna Suri Subrahmanyam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bone marrow fat embolism usually occurs following multiple bone fractures, intraosseous surgical procedures, following vigorous cardiac resuscitation, ecclampsia, sickle cell anemia, malignancies, etc. We present a case of 70-year-old male who presented with fever, cough with expectoration, respirat...