DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i05.030

Pages: 871-874

The Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) is a set of clinical, biological and radiological signs resulting in the obstruction of microcirculation by micro-droplets of insoluble fats. The clinical signs of the FES are not very specific, the diagnosis is difficult and the risk of misunderstanding this syndrome is very real. The FES appears after a trauma, often few days later. At present, there have been few cases of fat embolism presenting within 3 h after trauma. We present here a rare case of early explosive FES.