Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, also antiphospholipid syndrome, is a thingy commonly seen in the context of systemic lupus erythematosus.[1] It is commonly abbreviated APLA.

General

Hypercoagulable state.

Microscopic

See: Thrombotic microangiopathy.

See also

References

  1. Asherson, RA. (1998). "The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, 1998. A review of the clinical features, possible pathogenesis and treatment.". Lupus 7 Suppl 2: S55-62. PMID 9814675.