1. Cholesterol crystal embolism: A recognizable cause of renal disease
Francesco Scolari, MD, Regina Tardanico, MD, Roberta Zani, MD, Alessandra Pola, MD, Battista Fabio Viola, MD, Ezio Movilli, MD, Rosario Maiorca, MD 
American Journal of Kidney Diseases 
Volume 36, Issue 6, Pages (December 2000)
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2. Fig 1
Kidney biopsy specimen showing cholesterol crystal emboli (arrows) occluding the lumen of an arcuate artery. (Silver methenamine stain; original magnification ×10.)
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3. Fig 2
Kidney biopsy specimen showing cholesterol crystal emboli (arrows) in an afferent arteriole. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification ×10.)
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4. Fig 3
Kidney biopsy specimen showing cholesterol crystal emboli (arrows) lodging in the glomerular tuft. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification ×10.)
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5. Fig 4
Small artery in the derma occluded by needle-shaped clefts (arrows). (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification ×10.)
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6. Fig 5
Gastric biopsy specimen showing cholesterol clefts (arrows) surrounded by giant cells in the gastric mucosa. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification ×10.)
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7. Fig 6
Cholesterol crystal emboli (arrows) in a small artery of a colonic polyp. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification ×5.)
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8. Fig 7
Bone marrow biopsy specimen showing cholesterol crystal emboli (arrows) in the bone marrow interstitium. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification ×10.)
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9. Fig 8
Renal allograft biopsy specimen showing cholesterol crystal emboli (arrows) in an interlobular artery. (Trichromic stain; original magnification ×10.)
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