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KMID : 1161920140110010028
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Journal of Medicine and Life Science
2014 Volume.11 No. 1 p.28 ~ p.32
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Cholesterol Embolism
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Park Seul-Gee
Cheon Min-seok
Kim Jae-Wang
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Abstract
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Cholesterol embolism is a multi-systemic disease caused by distal showering of cholesterol crystals released from disintegration of arterial atheromatous plaque. Cholesterol embolism usually occurs after invasive vascular procedures such as arterial angiography, cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, anticoagulation and thrombolytic therapy. Skin and renal involvement are the most common presentations of cholesterol embolism. Although morbidity and mortality of cholesterol embolism has been known to be high, diagnosis may be difficult as a result of the variable clinical presentations. Herein, we report a case of cholesterol embolism which had been confirmed through the skin biopsy.
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KEYWORD
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Cholesterol Embolism
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