Fat embolism syndrome in a child with sickle cell disease

• Main Authors: Sohini Chakraborty (Author), Arun Danewa (Author), Sunisha Arora (Author), Saurabh Bansal (Author), Parminder Pal Singh (Author), Rahul Bhargava (Author), Vikas Dua (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare and underdiagnosed complication associated with sickle cell disease. Case report: We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with sickle cell disease who initially presented with features of acute vaso-occlusive crisis. However, she later developed neu...