Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: response to repeated plasmapheresis over three years.

CM, Neuwelt; DI, Daikh; JA, Linfoot; DA, Pfister; RG, Young; RL, Webb; SS, London; RA, Asherson

doi:10.1002/art.1780400823

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Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: response to repeated plasmapheresis over three years.

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Authors:

Neuwelt CM

Daikh DI

Linfoot JA

Abstract

The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is rare and usually fatal. In this report, we describe an unusual patient who, 31 years after experiencing an atypical preeclampsia-eclampsia presentation known today as the HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets), devel...

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