title: Livedo reticularis and nodules due to cholesterol embolism in the lower extremities.
abstract: A case is described of livedo reticularis and nodules, resembling polyarteritis nodosa but shown to be due to emboli of cholesterol crystals.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol; D003460:Crystallization; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol