Facial cutaneous cholesterol embolism revealing a tight carotid stenosis: a case report.
We report a case of systemic cholesterol embolisms (CE) with rare localization to the level of the face from a tight carotid stenosis. The case history is that of a 75 year old patient who presented with cholesterol embolisms in the territory of the external carotid artery. The patient underwent successful carotid endarterectomy with no postoperative neurological event.
El Idrissi
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R
Department of Vascular Surgery, Avicenne University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. redouane.el.idrissi@caramail.com
El Ounani
F
F
El Khloufi
S
S
Martin
S
S
Bensaid
Y
Y
Clement
C
C
D000368:Aged; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017700:Embolism, Cholesterol / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome