Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome presenting as acute vascular occlusion in a young female patient

We report a case of a 19-year-old female patient who developed catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS syndrome or Asherson syndrome) 6 weeks post stillbirth with an initial presentation of acute vascular occlusion. The patient was immediately operated and anticoagulated with significant improvement.
Source: Reumatologia Clinica - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research