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- Title
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome and pulmonary embolism in a 3-year-old child.
- Authors
Olivier, Carine; Blondiaux, Eleonore; Blanc, Thierry; Borg, Jeanne-Yvonne; Dacher, Jean-Nicolas
- Abstract
We report a rare example of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) in a young child. A 3-year-old girl with no previous medical history presented with extensive and recurrent thromboses. The diagnosis of CAPS was based on the occurrence of cardiopulmonary embolism in the child with a high titre of autoantibodies directed against phospholipids and beta-2-glycoprotein 1. In spite of a relatively rapid diagnosis and multiple treatments, the outcome was unfavourable. Multimodality imaging, including both ultrasonography and spiral CT, allowed close follow-up of the thromboses.
- Subjects
ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID syndrome; PULMONARY embolism; AUTOIMMUNE diseases; JUVENILE diseases; ULTRASONIC imaging; PEDIATRICS; EMBOLISMS
- Publication
Pediatric Radiology, 2006, Vol 36, Issue 8, p870
- ISSN
0301-0449
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00247-006-0183-5