An atypical presentation of a severe and massive atheroembolic disease

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
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
Cholesterol
Embolism
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002018005027101&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary: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 with multiple risk factors but without any inciting event history who presents a very atypical clinical course of a severe and massive atheroembolic disease that developed spontaneously and silently.
ISSN:2175-8239

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