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Familial antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as bivessel arterial occlusion in a 17-year-old girl.
Rheumatology international - 1 May 2013
Jelušić Marija, Starčević Katarina, Vidović Mandica, Dobrota Savko, Potočki Kristina, Banfić Ljiljana, Anić Branimir
Abstract excerpt
This article presents a case of a 17-year-old girl with primary antiphospholipid syndrome developing subacute signs of hand and leg ischaemia caused by radiologically verified radial and popliteal artery occlusion. She is successfully treated with a thrombolytic agent (alteplase) and recovers completely. Her laboratory results came positive for all three subtypes of antiphospholipid antibodies. This kind of...
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