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Journal of Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2165-7920

Open Access

Hashem Kazemi

Department of Biology, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran

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  • Case Report   
    Acute Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Miscarriage
    Author(s): Asieh Aref, Mohsen Maleknia, Mohammad Sakiani, Hashem Kazemi and Zahra Shahpouri Aarani*

    Background: Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune, hypercoagulable state that is caused by antiphospholipid antibodies. Anticardiolipin antibodies, anti-b2 glycoprotein-I, and lupus anticoagulants are the main autoantibodies found in antiphospholipid syndrome. In this brief communication, we describe the case of a woman who has been suffering from treatment-resistant and difficult to manage bipolar disorder (BPD) with fluctuating thrombocytopenia and neurological findings with positive lupus anticoagulant. This was important because it was a multicomplicated problem and showed antiphospholipid syndrome with lupus. We propose it to be a consequence of an atypical presentation of APS. Case presentation: The known case of APS (antiphospholipid syndrome) and SLE (systemic lupus erythematous) with a history of kidney transp.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001497

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