title: Lupus anticoagulant and leg ulcers associated with ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: We describe a 60-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), hospitalized for leg ulcers. Laboratory investigations revealed the presence of the lupus anticoagulant. We found no such an association by a computer assisted search of the literature published from 1975 to 1989. The relationship between the AS, the lupus anticoagulant and leg ulcers is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hypertension, Vascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, Saint-Joseph Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lazareth
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brossel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saporta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Letanoux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Priollet
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor