Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia-related diseases or chance association?

• Published in: Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis Vol. 26; no. 2; p. 214
• Main Authors: Tun, Nay T, Krishnamurthy, Mahesh, Snyder, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Anticoagulants - adverse effects; Antiphospholipid Syndrome - blood; Female; Gynatresia - blood; Heparin - adverse effects; Humans; Male; Thrombocytopenia - chemically induced

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) are thrombotic disorders due to specific autoimmune-mediated antibodies. Catastrophic APS (CAPS), also known as Asherman's syndrome, is a life-threatening severe form of APS. Diagnostic criteria for CAPS include the deve...