Fibromuscular dysplasia of the renal arteries associated with antiphospholipid autoantibodies: two case reports.
A relationship appears to exist between antiphospholipid autoantibodies (APLA) and vascular occlusion, although the exact mechanism is still a matter of debate. We present and comment on two cases of renal artery occlusion in patients with concomitant presence of arterial fibromuscular dysplasia and high APLA titers.
Mandreoli
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Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Malpighi Hospital, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
Zuccalà
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A
Zucchelli
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P
D000328:Adult; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*
D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid