Multiple cholesterol emboli syndrome.
Of four patients with the syndrome of multiple cholesterol emboli (MCES), three had acute renal failure. One patient recovered stable renal function. A radiocontrast study preceded three of the cases. All four patients exhibited the "purple toe" livido reticularis syndrome. Three had a previously unreported findings--necrosis of the scrotum and foreskin of the penis, suggesting that penile and scrotal necrosis may be additional clues to the presence of MCES.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014034:Toes / Q000473:pathology
D002784:Cholesterol