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Lupus anticoagulant as a risk factor for cerebral infarction and habitual abortions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2517545     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A case involving a 34-year-old female with a progressive hemiparesis is described. She had a history of repeated spontaneous abortions. The CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a multiple cerebral infarction. A 99mTc perfusion lung scintigram demonstrated diffuse bilateral perfusion defects in the lungs. The presence of lupus anticoagulant (LA) was detected from the laboratory data and the thrombosis in the genital organ. The repeated abortions were probably due to thrombosis in the placental vessels caused by LA. High dose steroid therapy was effective in suppressing the LA activity and in preventing progression of the clinical symptoms.
Authors:
K Mizoguchi; S Kakisako; M Tanaka; H Yano; T Shimizu; Y Gondoh; H Shoji; M Kaji
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Kurume medical journal     Volume:  36     ISSN:  0023-5679     ISO Abbreviation:  Kurume Med J     Publication Date:  1989  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-06-11     Completed Date:  1990-06-11     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985210R     Medline TA:  Kurume Med J     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  113-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abortion, Habitual / etiology*
Adult
Blood Coagulation Factors / immunology*,  physiology
Cerebral Infarction / drug therapy,  etiology*
Female
Hemiplegia / etiology
Humans
Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Coagulation Factors; 0/Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; 50-24-8/Prednisolone

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