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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the only manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome
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Abstract
The antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and the association of protean clinical manifestations as a result of both venous and arterial thrombosis. While pulmonary embolism (secondary to deep vein thrombosis) is common and well-known disturbance in antiphospholipid syndrome, recently there are growing number of case reports describing nonthrombotic lung pathologies in APS. We present here a young male with antiphospholipid syndrome, whose the only manifestation was diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
Abstract
The antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and the association of protean clinical manifestations as a result of both venous and arterial thrombosis. While pulmonary embolism (secondary to deep vein thrombosis) is common and well-known disturbance in antiphospholipid syndrome, recently there are growing number of case reports describing nonthrombotic lung pathologies in APS. We present here a young male with antiphospholipid syndrome, whose the only manifestation was diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
Keywords
antiphospholipid syndrome, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, treatment
About this articleTitle
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the only manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome
Journal
Advances in Respiratory Medicine
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
404-410
Bibliographic record
Pneumonol Alergol Pol 2013;81(4):404-410.
Keywords
antiphospholipid syndrome
diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
treatment
Authors
Justyna Fijołek
Elżbieta Wiatr
Dariusz Gawryluk
Katarzyna Błasińska-Przerwa
Renata Langfort
Kazimierz Roszkowski-Śliż