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Lupus anticoagulant or Antiphospholipid Syndrome
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- Recognized as a disease in the 1970-80's
- Inherited or acquired. Seen with following drugs
- 1. Chlorpromazine
- 2. Procainamide
- 3. Fansidar
- 4. Phenothiazines
Symptoms
- Migraine headaches, transient ischemic attacks, or Guillain-Barre
syndrome, skin appears mottled
- postpartum syndrome, which occurs 2-10 weeks after delivery and consists
of fevers, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, pulmonary infiltrates, pleural
effusions, cardiomyopathy, and arrhythmias
Treatment
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