Cutaneous Cholesterol Embolism.
- Author:
Hannah HONG
1
;
Sung Yul LEE
;
Soo Young JEON
;
Hana BAK
;
Sung Ku AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Seoul, Korea. ahnsk@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anticoagulant;
Atheromatosis;
Cutaneous cholesterol embolism
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Arteries;
Cerebral Infarction;
Cholesterol;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Embolism, Cholesterol;
Foot;
Hypertension;
Inflammation;
Plaque, Atherosclerotic;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011;49(8):762-764
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A cholesterol embolism is a systemic disease resulting from the occlusion of arteries by cholesterol crystals released from atheromatous plaques. It has been associated with inflammation, sheering forces from blood flow due to hypertension, aneurysm formation, infection, mechanical manipulation during surgery or vascular procedures, and anticoagulation. We report a case of a cutaneous cholesterol embolism in a 66-year old man who had purpuric skin lesions on both feet associated with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and anticoagulation for a cerebral infarction.
