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Patients with histologically proved cases of cholesterol crystal embolization reported in the…
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Skin signs warrant CCE consideration in at-risk patients; leaves open whether biopsy-guided management improves survival.
Cutaneous manifestations are present in 35% of patients with cholesterol crystal embolization, most commonly livedo reticularis, and skin biopsy provides a high rate of histologic confirmation in this high-mortality condition.
Vincent Falanga (1986) studied this question.
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