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How to use... lupus anticoagulants
Introduction Lupus anticoagulants (LA) were first detected in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 1952 by Conley and Hartmann.1 They identified patients in whom the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) was prolonged and which did not correct on the addition of normal plasma. Although Conley and Hartmann's original description was in association with a haemorrhagic disorder, subsequent reports from the 1960s highlighted patients with thrombotic events in the presence of LA.2 The term ‘lupus anticoagulant’ was introduced by Feinstein and Rapaport in 1972.3 It has, however, caused some conf...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - March 14, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sen, E. S., Beresford, M. W., Avcin, T., Ramanan, A. V. Tags: Liver disease, Immunology (including allergy), Hepatitis and other GI infections, Travel medicine, Epilepsy and seizures, Headache (including migraine), Stroke, Pregnancy, Reproductive medicine, Rheumatology Interpretations Source Type: research
