The antiphospholipid (Hughes) syndrome (APS) is recognized as an autoimmune condition characterized by a tendency to thrombosis and, in pregnancy, to recurrent pregnancy loss. The impact of APS is huge… Click to show full abstract
The antiphospholipid (Hughes) syndrome (APS) is recognized as an autoimmune condition characterized by a tendency to thrombosis and, in pregnancy, to recurrent pregnancy loss. The impact of APS is huge and is well documented in some medical fields such as neurology (strokes, migraine, memory loss), cardiology (cardiac ischemia, syndrome X, valve lesions), gastroenterology (abdominal angina), dermatology (skin ulceration and necrosis, livedo reticularis and racemosa) and nephrology (renal thrombotic microangiopathy).
               
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