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World J Clin Cases. Sep 6, 2022; 10(25): 9162-9167
Published online Sep 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i25.9162
Published online Sep 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i25.9162
Idiopathic cholesterol crystal embolism with atheroembolic renal disease and blue toes syndrome: A case report
De-Jin Cheng, Shui-Fu Tang, Division of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China
Lin Li, Division of Nephrology, Hua Du Hospitals of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangzhou 510800, Guangdong Province, China
Xiang-Yue Zheng, Division of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Tang SF decided the patient’s treatment plan; Cheng DJ wrote the paper; and Li L and Zheng XY collected the clinical data.
Informed consent statement: The patient provided written informed consent.
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Corresponding author: Shui-Fu Tang, PhD, Academic Fellow, Division of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, No. 16 Jichang Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China. tsf0838@126.com
Received: April 27, 2022
Peer-review started: April 27, 2022
First decision: June 16, 2022
Revised: June 28, 2022
Accepted: July 25, 2022
Article in press: July 25, 2022
Published online: September 6, 2022
Processing time: 121 Days and 7.6 Hours
Peer-review started: April 27, 2022
First decision: June 16, 2022
Revised: June 28, 2022
Accepted: July 25, 2022
Article in press: July 25, 2022
Published online: September 6, 2022
Processing time: 121 Days and 7.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Idiopathic cholesterol crystal embolization can induce atheroembolic renal disease and blue toes syndrome, and the early corticosteroids treatment is effective.