An atypical presentation of a severe and massive atheroembolic disease

ABSTRACT Atheroembolic renal disease (AERD) is a kidney manifestation of atherosclerosis as a systemic disease. AERD is defined as a renal impairment secondary to embolization of cholesterol crystals with consequent occlusion of renal vascularization. The current case report describes one patient wi...

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Main Authors: Luis Pedro Falcão, Sara Fernandes, Ana Cortesão Costa, Catarina Teixeira, Mário Raimundo, Sónia Silva, Margarida Miranda, Edgar De Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2018-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002018005027101&lng=en&tlng=en