title: Circulating lupus anticoagulant in a surgical temporomandibular joint patient. Report of a case.
abstract: The lupus anticoagulant is a unique inhibitor of hemostasis. Its occurrence in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus reportedly varies from 5% to 50%. The inhibitor is endogenously produced and occurs in a diverse number of clinical states. The present case report reviews an inadvertent discovery of circulating lupus anticoagulant in a patient scheduled for surgery of the temporomandibular joint.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor