오석훈 ( O Seog Hun ) , 박현호 ( Park Hyeon Ho ) , 이정덕 ( Lee Jeong Deog ) , 김낙인 ( Kim Nag In )
대한피부과학회 , 대한피부과학회지 | 41권 8호
1121 ~ 1123, 총 3 pages
Cutaneous cholesterol embolism is a disease due to the embolism of cholesterol crystals from ulcerated atheromatous plaques to peripheral vessels of the skin. It has been associated with major vessel surgery, angiography, angioplasty, intra-aortic balloon pump placement, anticoagulation, thrombolytic therapy and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In addition, it may occur spontaneously. In paraffin-fixed sections, the cholesterol crystals are dissolved and leave needle-like clefts within the lumina of arterioles. We report a case of cutaneous cholesterol embolism in a 72-year-old woman who had purplish gangrenous lesions on both her feet after coronary angiography and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. (Korean J Dermatol 2003;41(8) : l121~l123)
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