Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene Complicating Escherichia coli Sepsis Associated with Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Lupus Nephritis.
10.3904/kjm.2014.87.3.379
- Author:
Jae Sung LEE
1
;
Jee Seok SEONG
;
Yong Moon WOO
;
Young Jun CHO
;
Beom Jin JEONG
;
Han Na KANG
;
Su Jung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Antibodies;
Antiphospholipid;
Lupus nephritis;
Gangrene;
Thrombosis
- MeSH:
Antibodies;
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid*;
Antiphospholipid Syndrome;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Escherichia coli*;
Gangrene*;
Humans;
Lupus Nephritis*;
Pregnancy;
Sepsis*;
Thrombosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2014;87(3):379-382
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease that involves vascular thrombosis and pregnancy morbidity associated with elevated titers of antiphospholipid antibodies. APS can affect any organ and has a variety of clinical manifestations. Infections can be associated with thrombotic events in APS, including the potentially fatal subset catastrophic APS. We report a case of extensive symmetrical peripheral gangrene complicating Escherichia coli sepsis associated with antiphospholipid antibodies in a patient with lupus nephritis.
