title: Hepatic infarction in a patient with the lupus anticoagulant.
abstract: We describe a 31-year-old patient with missed abortion, thrombocytopenia, and clinical, laboratory, and radiologic evidence of hepatic infarction. On evaluation, she was found to have the lupus anticoagulant. The association between enhanced thrombosis and the lupus anticoagulant is discussed, and previously reported thrombotic complications are described. The etiology, clinical course, and radiologic features of liver infarction are summarized, and the importance of recognizing and treating this form of hypercoagulability is stressed. To our knowledge, this is the first description of liver infarction associated with the lupus anticoagulant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine B, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mor
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Beigel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inbal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goren
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wysenbeek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000150:complications; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor
chemical_list: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor