Antiphospholipid antibody positive Sneddon syndrome: a case report

Autor: Bünyamin Tosunoğlu, Fadima Serap Basut, Beyza Başer, Melih Altikardeş, Levent Ertuğrul Inan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Folia Medica, Vol 66, Iss 1, Pp 132-135 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1314-2143
DOI: 10.3897/folmed.66.e106231
Popis: Sneddon syndrome may present with neurological findings such as transient ischemic stroke, strokes, seizures and/or headaches. However, a purplish, spider web-like skin finding called livedo reticularis may accompany the skin and precede neurological findings. Sneddon syndrome often affects women. Since it is vasculopathy affecting small and medium vessels, other organ findings may accompany. We present a 44-year-old Sneddon syndrome patient with monoparesis in her left lower extremity, livedo reticularis on her back and legs, and hypertension.
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