Use of a prostacyclin analogue in cholesterol crystal embolism

✍ Scribed by Radauceanu, A.; Avignon, A.; Ribstein, J.; Monnier, L.

• Book ID: 101217837
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 32 KB
• Volume: 15
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0742-3071
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9136(199803)15:3<262::aid-dia552>3.0.co;2-j

✦ Synopsis

The prognosis of cholesterol embolism is often poor, and no treatment is presently available. We report the use of a stable prostacyclin analogue in treating cholesterol embolism in a diabetic patient with arteriopathy. As a sole therapy, it improved cutaneous manifestations and pain, in parallel with an increased transcutaneous oxymetry. We think that prostacyclin analogues are novel candidates for the treatment of cholesterol embolism.