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Cholesterol embolism to the skin
Author(s) -
BORREGO L.,
GIL R.,
MAZUECOS A.,
RUTZ R.,
LOPEZ J.L.,
IGLESIAS L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1992.tb00251.x
Subject(s) - medicine , embolism , cholesterol , dermatology , histopathological examination , pathology
Summary The clinical features of a patient with cholesterol embolism are presented. Histopathological examination showed the typical clefts of cholesterol in the skin and renal vessels. We believe this entity is under‐reported in the dermatological literature.