Cholesterol crystal embolization simulating focal myositis.

[focal myositis]

Cholesterol crystal embolization usually produces characteristic skin lesions . We report a case responsible for myositis of the calf without suggestive skin lesions . The outcome in this 58 -year -old patient was spontaneously favorable . Cholesterol crystal embolization can produce a range of clinical symptoms , with the skin , kidneys , and eyes being the most common targets . Generalized forms can result in systemic disease . The diagnosis rests on histological findings , and the treatment is symptomatic . Anticoagulants have been shown to worsen the manifestations , whereas antiplatelet therapy may be useful .