Anticardiolipin antibodies and polyarteritis nodosa.
A patient with biopsy-diagnosed polyarteritis nodosa showed central nervous system (CNS) involvement and evidence of intrathecal synthesis of immunoglobulins, coincident with very high serum levels of anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL). Cerebral angiography was normal. We suggest that aCL could be directly implicated in the CNS damage.
de la Fuente Fernandez
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Service of Neurology, Hospital Juan Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain.
Graña Gil
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D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000032:analysis*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D007074:Immunoglobulin G