Cholesterol embolism: it's always a good idea to look into the eye

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Sep 21:2017:bcr2017222128. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222128.
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular medicine; clinical diagnostic tests; interventional cardiology; ischaemic heart disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embolism, Cholesterol / diagnosis*
  • Embolism, Cholesterol / drug therapy
  • Eye / diagnostic imaging*
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Ophthalmoscopy / methods
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisolone
  • Methylprednisolone