A Case of Cutaneous Cholesterol Embolism / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 1121-1123, 2003.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-74168
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous cholesterol embolism is a disease due to the embolism of cholesterol crystals from ulcerated atheromatous plaques to peripheral vessels of the skin. It has been associated with major vessel surgery, angiography, angioplasty, intra-aortic balloon pump placement, anticoagulation, thrombolytic therapy and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In addition, it may occur spontaneously. In paraffin-fixed sections, the cholesterol crystals are dissolved and leave needle-like clefts within the lumina of arterioles. We report a case of cutaneous cholesterol embolism in a 72-year-old woman who had purplish gangrenous lesions on both her feet after coronary angiography and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
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Main subject:
Arterioles
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Skin
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Ulcer
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Angiography
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
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Thrombolytic Therapy
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Cholesterol
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Coronary Angiography
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Angioplasty
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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