Livedo racemosa: a striking dermatological sign for the antiphospholipid syndrome.
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome↗
Biomedical subjects
Imad W Uthman
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The use of sildenafil in pediatric Takayasu arteritis.
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Administration, Oral↗
Response of deep cutaneous vasculitis to infliximab.
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Adolescent↗
Authors' refute careless talk about ADP receptor antagonists.
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Arthritis↗
Drug points: Ticlopidine associated with acute arthritis.
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Acute Disease↗
Viral infections and antiphospholipid antibodies.
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between viral infections and the induction of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies. METHODS: We reviewed the medical literature from 1968 until 2000 using MEDLINE and the key words virus, infection, antiphospholipid, and anticardiolipin. RESULTS: Anticardiolipin antibodies and/or lupus anticoagulant were associated with a number of viral infections, including hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster, Epstein-Barr virus, adenovirus, and parvovirus B. In many instances, the presence of these antibodies was associated with thrombosis. CONCLUSION: The clinical significance of finding aPL antibodies in patients with viral infections remains unknown. In some patients, these antibodies may be transient and disappear within 2 or 3 months. In other susceptible individuals, they may persist and raise the question of whether infections may trigger the development of aPL antibodies in autoimmune diseases.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗