Abstract

TAVERA DIAZ, Maiko Alejandro; AGUILAR LOAYZA, Annia  and  ORTEGA MARTINEZ, Rommer Alex. Cholesterol embolism in the lower limbs: case report. Gac Med Bol [online]. 2023, vol.46, n.2, pp.137-142.  Epub Dec 01, 2023. ISSN 1012-2966.  https://doi.org/10.47993/gmb.v46i2.670.

Cholesterol crystal embolism is the effect of the destabilization of an atherosclerotic plaque after a triggering event, producing the migration of cholesterol crystals to peripheral arterioles, triggering an endothelial inflammatory process; the clinical spectrum varies from being asymptomatic to having multiple organ involvement; diagnostic suspicion is mainly clinical and the skin biopsy will confirm the diagnosis due to its easy accessibility. The treatment is still controversial and there is no consensus on the therapeutic measures to apply. Below is the case of a 72-year-old male patient with atheroembolism due to cholesterol crystals in the lower limbs, secondary to endovascular manipulation by prior angioplasty.

Keywords : cholesterol; cholesterol embolism; renovascular hypertension.

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