Circulating lupus anticoagulant in a surgical temporomandibular joint patient: Report of a case

The lupus anticoagulant is a unique inhibitor of hemostasis. Its occurrence in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus reportedly varies from 5% to 50%. The inhibitor is endogenously produced and occurs in a diverse number of clinical states. The present case report reviews an inadvertent discove...

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Published inOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 404 - 405
Main Authors Carlson, Eric R., Catone, Guy A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Saint Louis, MO Elsevier Inc 01.04.1988
Mosby
Subjects
Adult
Autoantibodies - analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Coagulation Factors - analysis
Blood Coagulation Factors - immunology
Dentistry
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Female
Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Humans
Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - blood
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - immunology
Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Medical sciences
Partial Thromboplastin Time
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Temporomandibular Joint - surgery
Human
Circulating anticoagulant
Stomatology
Surgery
Systemic disease
Temporomandibular joint
Lupus erythematosus
Disseminated
Preoperative
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Summary:The lupus anticoagulant is a unique inhibitor of hemostasis. Its occurrence in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus reportedly varies from 5% to 50%. The inhibitor is endogenously produced and occurs in a diverse number of clinical states. The present case report reviews an inadvertent discovery of circulating lupus anticoagulant in a patient scheduled for surgery of the temporomandibular joint.
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ISSN:0030-4220
1878-2175
DOI:10.1016/0030-4220(88)90352-0