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Clinical and laboratory features of the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Jun 2009
Stojanovich Ljudmila, Marisavljevic Dragomir, Rovensky Jozef, Djokovich Aleksandra, Kozáková Darina, Milinic Nikola
Abstract excerpt
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS, Asherson's syndrome) is an unusual form of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) characterized by multi-organ failure and high mortality. Fortunately, CAPS accounts for less than 1% of APS cases. Due to the rarity of the condition, an international registry of CAPS patients was created in 2000 supported by the European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies held in Taormina,...
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