Livedo reticularis: An underutilized diagnostic clue in cholesterol embolization syndrome

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 321, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 348-351

  Chaudhary, Kunal ^a   Wall, Barry M ^b   Rasberry, Ronnie D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Cholesterol emboli; Livedo reticularis; Skin biopsy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FAT EMBOLISM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS;

EID: 0035007545     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200105000-00008     Document Type: Article

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