Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3385602 Revista Colombiana de Reumatología 2009 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
We present a 24 years old male patient, with diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis, characterized by clinical erythematous, edematous and ulcerating lesions of well defined edges, in his right arm and upper left eyelid, accompanied by intense pain at the same extremity; a thrombus was documented by ultrasound and phlebography at the basilica vein in his right arm. It was diagnosed venous thrombosis and the anticardiolipin-antibodies was reported was positive. We made the diagnosis of secondary antiphospholipid syndrome secondary, being this a rare association.
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