| Title | Antiphospholipid syndrome. | | Author(s) | Ravelli A, Martini A | | Institution | Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Largo G. Gaslini, 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy. angeloravelli@ospedale-gaslini.ge.it | | Source | Pediatr Clin North Am 2005 Apr; 52(2):469-91, vi. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Chickenpox
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Venae Cavae
Venous Thrombosis
| | Abstract | Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by a combination of arterial or venous thrombosis and recurrent fetal loss, accompanied by elevated titers of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). APS has been recognized as the leading cause of vascular thrombosis in children. The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to APS in childhood may be different from that for adults and because of the rarity of aPL-related thrombosis in children, the natural history and optimal management of APS can be defined only through large, multicenter, controlled studies. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 15820376 |
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