Cholesterol embolism: Still an unrecognized entity with a high mortality rate

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 786-793

  Jucgla, Anna ^a   Moreso, Francesc ^b   Muniesa, Cristina ^a   Moreno, Abelardo ^b   Vidaller, Antonio ^c  

^a Hospital Sta Creu i St Pau   (Spain)

^b Nephrology ^*

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMBOLISM, CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EDEMA; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 33750087325     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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