| Literature DB >> 19373467 |
Daniel Athanazio1, Maria Cristina Rocha, Túlio Geraldo de Souza e Souza, Natália Oliveira e Silva, Sérgio Jezler, Mittermayer Barreto Santiago.
Abstract
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is characterized by life-threatening diffuse thrombotic manifestations involving particularly small vessels of kidney, lungs, brain and skin. We report a 20-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome who presented typical organ and histological involvement as seen in CAPS but with protracted course suggesting a “smoldering” form of the disease.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19373467 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-0913-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheumatol Int ISSN: 0172-8172 Impact factor: 2.631