Naslov
Familial antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as bivessel arterial occlusion in a 17-year-old girl

Autori
Jelušić, Marija ; Starčević, Katarina ; Vidović, Mandica ; Dobrota, Savko ; Potočki, Kristina ; Banfić, Ljiljana ; Anić, Branimir

Izvornik
Rheumatology international (0172-8172) 33 (2013), 5; 1359-1362

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, kratko priopcenje, stručni

Ključne riječi
familial antiphospholipid syndrome; bivessel arterial occlusion
(familiar antiphospholipid syndrome; bivessel arterial occlusion)

Sažetak
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 antiphospholipid syndrome presentation is a very rare entity in itself. Shortly afterwards her mother is diagnosed with primary antiphospholipid syndrome as well. A familial form of antiphospholipid syndrome is suspected. Combination of a familial antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as bivessel arterial thrombosis is a unique case, to the best of our knowledge, never described in the literature before.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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