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Livedo reticularis and massive thoracoabdominal aneurysm
Author(s) -
WILLIAMS H.C.,
PEMBROKE A.C.
Publication year - 1994
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.1365-2230.1994.tb01214.x
Subject(s) - livedo reticularis , medicine , embolization , radiology , aneurysm , buttocks , abdominal aortic aneurysm , surgery , disease
Summary Cholesterol crystal embolization arising from an atheromatous aortic aneurysm is a potentially treatable condition. We report a 55‐year old man with a sudden onset of painful livedo reticularis of the buttocks and lower limbs secondary to a massive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, discovered incidentally when the patient underwent a liver ultrasound test. The diagnosis of cholesterol crystal embolization of the skin requires a high degree of clinical suspicion. Abdominal ultrasound should be considered in the routine assessment of lower limb livedo reticularis.