[Chorea and primary antiphospholipid syndrome].
Primary antiphospholipid syndrome or PAPS is characterised by antiphospholipid antibodies and arterial and/or venous thromboses. Numerous other clinical features have been shown to be related to this syndrome. Chorea is a well known but rare phenomenon in systemic lupus erythematosus; it has been shown to be strongly related to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. We describe two patients with chorea that appeared to be caused by the PAPS.
van Heereveld
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HA
Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Academisch Ziekenhuis St. Radboud, Nijmegen.
van den Hoogen
F H
FH
de Vaan
G
G
Blok
W L
WL
de Coo
I F
IF
Boerbooms
A M
AM
D000293:Adolescent; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000097:blood; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology
D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor
Chorea en het primaire antifosfolipidensyndroom.