Painful macules of hand cholesterol crystal embolization successfully treated with oral corticosteroid, statin, and sarpogrelate

J Dermatol. 2014 Jul;41(7):662-4. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.12530. Epub 2014 Jun 14.

Authors

Yoshiyuki Kusakari¹, Kenshi Yamasaki, Setsuya Aiba

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Sendai Shakaihoken Hospital, Sendai, Japan.

PMID: 24931069
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12530

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage*
Aged, 80 and over
Cholesterol / chemistry
Cholesterol / metabolism*
Crystallization
Drug Therapy, Combination
Embolism, Cholesterol / diagnosis
Embolism, Cholesterol / drug therapy
Embolism, Cholesterol / metabolism
Hand
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / administration & dosage*
Male
Pain / drug therapy
Skin Diseases / diagnosis
Skin Diseases / drug therapy*
Skin Diseases / metabolism*
Succinates / administration & dosage*

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Succinates
sarpogrelate
Cholesterol