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Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome accompanied by complement regulatory gene mutation.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2023
Pul Serim, Gökçe İbrahim, Bodur Ece Demirci, Güven Serçin, Çiçek Neslihan, Sak Mehtap, Türkkan Özde Nisa, Filinte Deniz, Pehlivanoğlu Cemile, Sözeri Betül, Alpay Harika
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), particularly the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS), is one of the rare causes of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). CAPS is the most severe form of APS, especially when accompanied by complement dysregulation, causes progressive microvascular thrombosis and failure in multiple organs. In this report, a case of CAPS with TMA accompanied by a genetic defect in...
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