A Case of Primary Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome with Recurrent Renal Infarction.
- Author:
Min Hee KIM
1
;
Choong Won GOH
;
Sang Hyun KIM
;
Seong Hoon HAN
;
Ki Jun CHANG
;
Jin Tae HWANG
;
Sung In YU
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. rickgoh@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anti-phospholipid syndrome;
Infarction;
Kidney
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Antibodies;
Antiphospholipid Syndrome;
Infarction;
Ischemia;
Kidney;
Korea;
Pregnancy;
Thrombosis;
Venous Thrombosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;84(2):269-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Anti-phospholipid syndrome is characterized by the occurrence of venous or arterial thrombosis in the presence of anti-phospholipid antibodies and is associated with morbidity during pregnancy. Arterial thromboses are less common than venous thromboses and most frequently manifest with features consistent with ischemia or infarction. Only a few cases of arterial thrombosis with primary anti-phospholipid syndrome have been reported in Korea. We report a 41-year-old man with anti-phospholipid syndrome who had abdominal pain due to a recurrent renal infarction, and we review the literature on anti-phospholipid syndrome.
