Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Rawhya R. El-Shereef; Zein El-Abedin; Rashad Abdel Aziz; Ibrahim Talat; Mohammed Saleh; Hanna Abdel-Samia; Amro Sameh; Mahmoud Sharha

doi:10.1155/2016/4161439

Case Reports in Rheumatology (Jan 2016)

Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Rawhya R. El-Shereef,
Zein El-Abedin,
Rashad Abdel Aziz,
Ibrahim Talat,
Mohammed Saleh,
Hanna Abdel-Samia,
Amro Sameh,
Mahmoud Sharha

Affiliations

Rawhya R. El-Shereef: Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia, Egypt
Zein El-Abedin: Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia, Egypt
Rashad Abdel Aziz: Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia, Egypt
Ibrahim Talat: ICU Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia, Egypt
Mohammed Saleh: ICU Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia, Egypt
Hanna Abdel-Samia: ICU Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia, Egypt
Amro Sameh: Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia, Egypt
Mahmoud Sharha: Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia, Egypt

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4161439
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2016

Abstract

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This paper reports one case of successfully treated patients suffering from a rare entity, the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS). Management of this patient is discussed in detail.

Published in Case Reports in Rheumatology

ISSN: 2090-6889 (Print); 2090-6897 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/3857

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