Atheroembolic kidney disease: The under-recognized silent killer.

atheroembolic kidney disease blue toe cholesterol crystals livedo reticularis systemic atherosclerosis

Journal

Clinical case reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
Titre abrégé: Clin Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101620385

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Historique:
received: 12 11 2020
revised: 08 01 2021
accepted: 13 01 2021
entrez: 26 3 2021
pubmed: 27 3 2021
medline: 27 3 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

While kidney biopsy demonstrating cholesterol crystal emboli is the method of definitive diagnosis; the triad of acute to subacute renal failure with skin findings in the setting of recent precipitating event should raise clinical suspicion for atheroembolic kidney disease.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33768956
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3874
pii: CCR33874
pmc: PMC7981600
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1824-1825

Informations de copyright

© 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None declared.

Références

Kidney Int. 2008 Jan;73(1):126-30
pubmed: 17667989
Lancet. 2010 May 8;375(9726):1650-60
pubmed: 20381857

Auteurs

Gabriel Ștefan (G)

"Dr. Carol Davila" Teaching Hospital of Nephrology Bucharest Romania.
Department of Nephrology "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania.

Adrian Zugravu (A)

"Dr. Carol Davila" Teaching Hospital of Nephrology Bucharest Romania.
Department of Nephrology "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania.

Simona Stancu (S)

"Dr. Carol Davila" Teaching Hospital of Nephrology Bucharest Romania.
Department of Nephrology "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania.

Mihaela Gherghiceanu (M)

Department of Cell Biology and Histology "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania.
Ultrastructural Pathology "Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology Bucharest Romania.

George Terinte-Balcan (G)

Ultrastructural Pathology "Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology Bucharest Romania.

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