Cholestrol emboli syndrome: acute renal insufficiency after a procedure or a thrombolytic therapy or anticoagulant therapy.

Cholesterol emboli syndrome is due to dislodgment of cholesterol crystals from the atherosclerotic plaques lining the walls of major arteries resulting in an occlusion of small arteries. We describe a case of severe cutaneous and renal cholesterol emboli syndrome following coronary angiography showing our observation that this syndrome is often unrecognized or misdiagnosed and that a better evaluation of risks factors in patients undergoing invasive procedures could prevent this severe complication.