TY - JOUR
T1 - A fatal case of systemic fat embolism resulting from gluteal injections of vitamin e for cosmetic enhancement
AU - Mendoza-Morales, R. C.
AU - Camberos-Nava, E. V.
AU - Luna-Rosas, A.
AU - Garcés-Ramírez, L.
AU - De la Cruz, F.
AU - García-Dolores, F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - Recently in Mexico the number of cosmetic surgeries has increased. These procedures are often carried out by unqualified people using obsolete and contraindicated products such as injectable oil, which cause uncorrectable disfigurement or more serious complications, even death, after reaching the systemic circulation. We report the case of a fat embolism syndrome (FES) caused by injections of vitamin E (tocopherol) in order to increase the volume of the buttocks. This case of a FES caused by injections of vitamin E was confirmed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry.
AB - Recently in Mexico the number of cosmetic surgeries has increased. These procedures are often carried out by unqualified people using obsolete and contraindicated products such as injectable oil, which cause uncorrectable disfigurement or more serious complications, even death, after reaching the systemic circulation. We report the case of a fat embolism syndrome (FES) caused by injections of vitamin E (tocopherol) in order to increase the volume of the buttocks. This case of a FES caused by injections of vitamin E was confirmed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry.
KW - Autopsy
KW - Fat embolism syndrome
KW - Pulmonary edema
KW - Pulmonary embolism
KW - Pulmonary infarction
KW - Tocopherol
KW - Vitamin E injections
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U2 - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.11.012
DO - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.11.012
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0379-0738
VL - 259
SP - e1-e4
JO - Forensic Science International
JF - Forensic Science International
ER -