Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in immune thrombocytopenic purpura & #8211; Beyond tenuous concomitance!

We describe an adult lady of chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (in remission) with antiphospholipid antibodies, who presented with rapidly progressive renal failure and had primary antiphospholipid syndrome nephropathy. The index manuscript titled exemplifies the fact that although the presence of APLA in ITP is known, however, management in the absence of clinical event remains debatable and may carry a future risk of thrombotic event/s mandating close monitoring with a high index of suspicion.

Source: Indian Journal of Nephrology - December 4, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Arun Joshi Vivek Sood Satish Mendonca Manu Dogra Gaurav Batta Rohit Tiwari Uday Yanamandra Source Type: research