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Cholesterol Microemboli

T. David Bourne, MD renal pathologist and neuropathologist at arkana laboratories
By David Bourne, MD

Dec 07, 2017

Cholesterol Microemboli

Cholesterol emboli involving the kidney may manifest clinically as acute kidney injury, hematuria, proteinuria (both non-nephrotic and nephrotic range), and even new-onset hypertension. This biopsy illustrates a rare example of glomerular involvement (Fig. 1). Most emboli are identified “upstream” within interlobular and/or arcuate arteries (Fig. 2). Prior to this biopsy, the patient had recently undergone an arterial catheterization procedure.

interlobular and/or arcuate arteries, Cholesterol emboli

Lusco MA, et al. AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology: Cholesterol Emboli. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Apr; 67(4):e23-4. PMID: 27012950.

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