A case of primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome showing vegetation on the mitral valve through echocardiography
| Autor: | Hyen Jik Kim, Jung Sang Hah, Yun Seok Jung, Wook Nyeun Kim, Sung Hwan Yun, Seung Kwon Park, Seung Yeop Lee, Sung Hwan Lim |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Lupus anticoagulant
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Systemic lupus erythematosus Anti-nuclear antibody Cerebral infarction business.industry Connective tissue medicine.disease Connective tissue disease medicine.anatomical_structure immune system diseases Mitral valve Internal medicine medicine Cardiology cardiovascular diseases Ticlopidine skin and connective tissue diseases business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine. 15:350 |
| ISSN: | 2234-8042 1225-7737 |
| DOI: | 10.12701/yujm.1998.15.2.350 |
| Popis: | Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome(APS) is a well-known clinical syndrome characterized by recurrent arterial or venous thromboses, recurrent fetal loss, thrombocytopenia, together with high titers of sustained anticardiolipin antibody(aCL) or lupus anticoagulant(LA). Although systemic lupus erythematosus(SLB) and APS may coexist, a high proportion of patients manifesting the APS do not suffer from classical lupus or other connective tissue disease. The patient has been defined as having a primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. We experienced one case of primary APS with recurrent fetal loss, recurrent cerebral infarctions, positive anticardiolipin antibody IgG and fluttering vegetation on the mitral valve, without other connective tissue diseases including SLE. Forty-three old female had 2 out of 11 criteria for the diagnosis of SLE, such as thrombocytopenia and positive antinuclear antibody, but did not meet whole criteria. The patient was treated with ticlopidine, and anticoagulant therapy was recommended. |
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