| Title | Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and cardiac involvement in a child. | | Author(s) | Clauss SB, Manco-Johnson MJ, Quivers E, Takemoto C, Spevak PJ | | Institution | Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. | | Source | Pediatr Cardiol 2003 May-Jun; 24(3):292-4. | | MeSH | Antibodies, Anticardiolipin
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Diagnostic Errors
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Male
Recurrence
Thrombosis
| | Abstract | We report a case of polyvalvar disease and recurrent thrombosis in a 2-year-old boy due to primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. His diagnosis was delayed, and he was treated for other diagnoses, including culture-negative endocarditis. Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is rarely discussed in the pediatric cardiology literature, and this case highlights the need for early diagnosis to prevent recurrent valve dysfunction and thrombosis. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 12632226 |
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