Myositis due to cholesterol emboli.
Myositis due to spontaneous cholesterol embolization is uncommon and usually associated with cutaneous abnormalities at presentation. A case of myositis due to cholesterol emboli is reported. The patient presented with painful weak legs, and the diagnosis was confirmed by muscle biopsy.
Robinson
R J
RJ
Peterborough District Hospital, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Pemberton
M
M
Goddard
M J
MJ
D001027:Aortography; D017700:Embolism, Cholesterol / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology