Cholesterol embolization syndrome (atheroembolism, "blue toe syndrome")
Cholesterol embolization syndrome (atheroembolism, "blue toe syndrome"). I. What every physician needs to know. Cholesterol embolization syndrome (CES), also known as atheroembolism, or “blue toe syndrome” from its most peripheral manifestation, refers to the release of cholesterol crystals from ruptured atherosclerotic plaque in a large artery resulting in embolization to more distal small and medium…