Facial Cutaneous Cholesterol Embolism Revealing a Tight Carotid Stenosis: A Case Report

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-64

  El Idrissi, R ^a   El Ounani, F ^a   El Khloufi, S ^a   Martin, S ^b   Bensaid, Y ^a   Clement, C ^b  

^a Avicenne Hospital   (Morocco)

^b REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Cholesterol embolism; Livedo racemosa; Stroke

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL EMBOLISM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FACE; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; EMBOLISM, CHOLESTEROL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FACE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845191990     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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