کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3342030 | 1214260 | 2010 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is the most severe form of APS with acute multiple organ involvement and small vessel thrombosis. During the 13th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies (aPL) a “Catastrophic APS Task Force” was developed to discuss the challenges in the diagnosis and management of catastrophic APS. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the diagnostic challenges (false-positive/negative aPL results and overlap with other thrombotic microangiopathies) and propose updated diagnostic algorithms for catastrophic APS. Important steps of the diagnostic algorithms include: a) history of APS or persistent aPL-positivity; b) three or more organ new thrombosis developing in less than a week; c) biopsy diagnosis of microthrombosis; and d) other explanations for multiple organ thromboses and/or microthrombosis.
Journal: Autoimmunity Reviews - Volume 10, Issue 2, December 2010, Pages 74–79