The anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome in a 77 year old man with digital gangrene.
A 77 year old man with digital gangrene of his left hand had anti-phospholipid antibodies, the lupus anticoagulant and antcardiolipin antibodies. This patient, as far as we are aware, is the first elderly person to present in such fashion with this uncommon syndrome.
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Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
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O'Mahoney
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D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000276:immunology; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology; D005385:Fingers; D005734:Gangrene; D006229:Hand Dermatoses; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000276:immunology*; D013577:Syndrome
D001323:Autoantibodies; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D002308:Cardiolipins; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; D010743:Phospholipids