Antiphospholipid syndrome

Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a disorder of the immune system that affects the blood. Some people call it sticky blood because the blood is prone to forming clots.

Antiphospholipid syndrome

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), also called Hughes syndrome or phospholipid antibody syndrome, is a condition in which patients experience frequent incidences of blood clotting.

Antiphospholipid Syndrome (aPL)
What is antiphospholipid syndrome (aPL)?

antiphospholipid syndrome
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An uncommon disorder that is characterised by hypercoagulability due to the presence of antibodies against phospholipids.

Antiphospholipid syndrome
Overview
An autoimmune disorder characterized by blood clots and pregnancy losses.

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What is Antiphospholipid Syndrome?
Antiphospholipid Syndrome is caused by a phospholipid (fos"fo-LIP'id) which is a fat (lipid) that contains phosphorous.

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder caused when antibodies -- immune system cells that fight off bacteria and viruses -- mistakenly attack healthy body tissues and organs.

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How is antiphospholipid syndrome diagnosed?
The diagnosis depends on the history, the examination, and special tests.

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The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by venous and/or arterial thrombosis, recurrent pregnancy loss and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies.

Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
A disorder of coagulation, and causes thrombosis in both arteries and veins, as well as recurrent miscarriage. It is due to the autoimmune production of antibodies against cell membrane constituents.

Antiphospholipid syndrome (Hughes syndrome)
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Antiphospholipid syndrome
Introduction
Antiphospholipid syndrome is a disorder in which your immune system mistakenly produces antibodies to certain proteins in your blood.

Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Between 34 - 42% of patients with SLE have antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). This is a specific set of conditions related to the presence of autoantibodies called lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin.

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (aPL)
This disease can have serious effects in pregnancy, both for the mother and the baby. These include strokes, blood clots, and recurrent miscarriage.
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Does the woman have diabetes, uncontrolled thyroid disease, renal disease, lupus erythematosus, polycystic ovary syndrome, hypertension, antiphospholipid syndrome, or malnutrition?

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome
This is a rare but extremely life-threatening complication of Hughes syndrome.

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Hughes syndrome, sometimes known as antiphospholipid syndrome, is a condition that can cause a wide range of symptoms, but is often not very well understood. The most common symptoms of Hughes syndrome are: ...

An immune problem called antiphospholipid syndrome is the cause for recurrent miscarriage in 3 to 15 % of women.

Hughes syndrome, also known as 'sticky blood' or 'Antiphospholipid Syndrome', is an autoimmune disease which can cause abnormal blood clotting in any blood vessel - both arteries and veins.

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Patients with lupus have an increased frequency of related autoimmune problems, such as Sjogren's syndrome (i.e., dry eyes, dry mouth) and antiphospholipid syndrome (i.e., clotting problems, strokes, fetal loss), that require additional treatments.

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in Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome or antiphospholipid syndrome), particular infections (tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis), deposition of abnormal protein in amyloidosis. Some medications interfere with steroid synthesis enzymes (e.

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