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Blue toe syndrome secondary to cholesterol atheroembolia: report of a case and literature review/Síndrome del dedo azul secundario a ateroembolia por colesterol: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura/Sindrome do dedo azul secundario a ateroembolia por colesterol: reporte de um caso e revisao da literatura
We describe the case of a 68 year-old woman with very high cardiovascular risk. She consulted because of cyanosis in the toes, associated with transient focal neurological symptoms. Evolution had been 5 days. She was hospitalized with the diagnostic impression of blue toe syndrome and critical arter...
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Published in: | Iatreia (Medellín, Colombia) Colombia), 2016-04, Vol.29 (2), p.237 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Summary: | We describe the case of a 68 year-old woman with very high cardiovascular risk. She consulted because of cyanosis in the toes, associated with transient focal neurological symptoms. Evolution had been 5 days. She was hospitalized with the diagnostic impression of blue toe syndrome and critical arterial ischemia of the lower limbs possibly due to embolic events. After an endovascular procedure, she developed sudden neurological impairment due to multiple strokes, as well as acute renal failure. Biopsy of the affected toes revealed cholesterol crystals inside the blood vessels. Based on the case, a short review about the blue toe syndrome and its main cause, atheroembolism, is presented. KEY WORDS Atheroembolia; Blue Toe Syndrome; Cholesterol Embolism Se describe el caso de una mujer de 68 anos, con muy alto riesgo cardiovascular, quien consulto por cianosis en los dedos de los pies, asociada a sintomas neurologicos focales transitorios de 5 dias de evolucion. Se hospitalizo con la impresion diagnostica de sindrome del dedo azul e isquemia critica arterial de miembros inferiores de posible origen embolico. Luego de un procedimiento endovascular, presento deterioro neurologico subito y se documentaron multiples infartos cerebrales y falla renal aguda. En la biopsia de los dedos afectados se observaron cristales de colesterol en el interior de los vasos sanguineos. Con base en el caso se presenta una corta revision del sindrome del dedo azul y su principal causa: la ateroembolia. PALABRAS CLAVE Ateroembolia; Embolia por Colesterol; Sindrome del Dedo Azul Se descreve o caso de uma mulher de 68 anos, com alto risco cardiovascular, quem consulto por cianose nos dedos dos pes, associada a sintomas neurologicos focais transitorios de 5 dias de evolugao. Se hospitalizou com a impressao diagnostica de sindrome do dedo azul e isquemia critica arterial de membros inferiores de possivel origem embolico. Logo de um procedimento endovascular, presentou deterioro neurologico subito e se documentaram multiplos infartos cerebrais e falha renal aguda. Na biopsia dos dedos afetados se observaram cristais de colesterol no interior dos vasos sanguineos. Com base no caso se apresenta uma curta revisao da sindrome do dedo azul e sua principal causa: a ateroembolia. PALAVRAS CHAVE Ateroembolia; Embolia por Colesterol; Sindrome do Dedo Azul |
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ISSN: | 0121-0793 |
DOI: | 10.17533/udea.iatreia.v29n2a12 |