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Fat macroglobule formation from chylomicrons and non-traumatic fat embolism
1Department of Histopathology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry
|October 14, 1988
Abstract:
Chylomicrons show calcium-dependent agglutination by C-reactive protein (CRP). This has been suggested as a mechanism by which fat embolism may occur in the absence of trauma. It may also play a role in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis in patients with types I and V hyperlipidaemia.