J Korean Med Sci.  1999 Feb;14(1):110-112. 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.1.110.

Flank ulcer in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome

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  • 1Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A 32-year-old woman had a recurrent shallow ulcer on the flank. A biopsy specimen showed thromboses in the dermal vessels and she was found to have circulating antiphospholipid antibody with no associated systemic disease. A clean ulcer developed on the flank of a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome is considered to be a rarely encountered/unusual presentation of this syndrome.

Keyword

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Skin ulcer

MeSH Terms

Adult
Antiphospholipid Syndrome/pathology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome/complications*
Case Report
Female
Human
Skin Ulcer/pathology
Skin Ulcer/complications*
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