Korean J Hematol.  2004 Mar;39(1):51-54.

Abdominal Aortic Thrombosis as the Manifestation of the Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome

• Park JJ
• Lee JC
• Song YW

Abstract

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune hypercoagulability syndrome. The clinical feature of the antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by venous or arterial thromboses, recurrent fetal losses and/or thrombocytopenia with evidence of antiphospholipid antibodies, namely lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies. Although APS is most commonly associated with systemic lupus erythematosus or related autoimmune disease (secondary APS), APS also has been identified in patients with vaso-occlusive disease without any other manifestations of connective tissue disease (primary APS). In primary APS, aortic thrombosis has been rarely reported. We report a case of thrombosis of abdominal aorta in primary APS.

Keyword

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Thrombosis; Abdominal aorta

MeSH Terms

Antibodies, Anticardiolipin
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Antiphospholipid Syndrome*
Aorta, Abdominal
Autoimmune Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Humans
Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombophilia
Thrombosis*
Antibodies, Anticardiolipin
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor