Atheroembolic Renal Disease
Alternate Names : Atheroemboli - Renal, Atherosclerotic Disease - Renal, Cholesterol Embolization Syndrome, Renal Disease - Atheroembolic
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Symptoms & Signs
AERD may not have any symptoms. However, it can cause the following:
- Foot pain, ulcers on the feet, or blue toes (due to decreased blood flow to the feet and toes)
- Pain in the abdomen, nausea or vomiting (due to decreased blood flow to the intestine)
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) or hepatitis (inflammation of the liver), although these are rare
- Strokes or blindness
- Flank pain and blood in the urine (rare)
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure
Kidney failure may result in the following:
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Nausea or vomiting
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Loss of appetite
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Weight loss
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Decreased or no urine output
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Swelling
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Decrease in sensation
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Skin pigment changes
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Dry itchy skin
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Drowsiness, confusion, lethargy
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