Anticardiolipin antibodies: occurrence in Behçet's syndrome.
Anticardiolipin antibodies have recently been described in association with arterial and venous thrombosis, and with neurological symptoms, in connective tissue diseases. In a study of 70 patients with Behçet's syndrome 13 patients had these antibodies. Of these 13 patients eight had a history of either retinal vascular pathology, cerebral infarction, or thrombophlebitis. The association of retinal vascular disease and the presence of anticardiolipin antibodies was statistically significant.
D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000276:immunology
D000906:Antibodies; D002308:Cardiolipins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M