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  • Title: Spontaneous cholesterol embolisation causing acute renal failure.
    Author: Tan J, Afzal I, Yeadon A, Bird N, Gouldesbrough D, Akbani H.
    Journal: Clin Exp Nephrol; 2007 Sep; 11(3):235-237. PubMed ID: 17891352.
    Abstract:
    We present a case of true spontaneous cholesterol embolisation causing acute renal failure. There was no history of vascular procedural interventions or thrombolytic therapy prior to her presentation, but the patient did have a history of difficult hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. This case highlights the importance of remembering cholesterol embolisation as a potential cause of acute renal failure despite no apparent precipitant, especially with the presence of unexplained eosinophilia.
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