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The obstruction of blood vessels or heart chambers with fat globules, reached by circulation, is fat embolism [1, 2]. Clinical manifestation of the presence of fat emboli in vital organs is Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES). This syndrome is characterized by neurologic, respiratory and cutaneous signs and different symptoms [5-8], grouped in major and minor signs by Gurd and Wilson. ⋯ In the analyzed sample of 56 patients who died of FES, FES was clinically established onl