Catastrophic cerebral antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as cerebral infarction with haemorrhagic transformation after sudden withdrawal of warfarin in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome

Catastrophic cerebral antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as cerebral infarction with haemorrhagic transformation after sudden withdrawal of warfarin in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is caused by thrombotic vascular occlusions that affect both small and large vessels, producing ischaemia in the affected organs. The “catastrophic” variant of the antiphospholipid syndrome (cAPS) develops over a short period of time. Although patients wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2010, Vol.2010 (feb02 1), p.bcr0920092243-bcr0920092243
Hauptverfasser: Wani, Abdul Majid, Hussain, Waleed Mohd, Mejally, Mousa Ali Al, Ali, Khaled Shawkat, Raja, Sadeya Hanif, Maimani, Wael Al, Bafaraj, Mazen G, Bashraheel, Ashraf, Akhtar, Mubeena, Khoujah, Amer Mohd
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Sprache:eng
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Anticoagulants
Female
Immunoglobulins
Infections
Middle East
Mortality
Nervous system
Patients
Thrombosis
Unexpected Outcome (Positive or Negative) Including Adverse Drug Reactions
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Zusammenfassung:Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is caused by thrombotic vascular occlusions that affect both small and large vessels, producing ischaemia in the affected organs. The “catastrophic” variant of the antiphospholipid syndrome (cAPS) develops over a short period of time. Although patients with cAPS represent
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.09.2009.2243