Lesson of the month 1: Sudden onset postural livedo reticularis, cyanotic toes and multiorgan failure
Makaleler > Editöre Mektup · 2014
Yazarlar: Nilay DUMAN, Sedef ŞAHİN
CLINICAL MEDICINE, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2014, cilt 14, ss 314-315
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-3-314
Özet
Cholesterol embolisation syndrome (CES) is a rare but serious disease with high mortality caused by the formation of an embolus made up of cholesterol crystals from atherosclerotic plaques. Its clinical presentation is usually initially insidious and it often remains unrecognised because of its non-specific clinical presentation, which can cause delays in treatment and high mortality. The most common physical symptoms are cutaneous. We present a lethal case of CES to increase the awareness about this serious condition.