Antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as episodic limb ischaemia.
A child presented with ischaemic episodes of his left leg from the age of 2 months. He was found to have raised anticardiolipin antibodies so was started on low dose aspirin. At a three year follow up he was asymptomatic with a normal anticardiolipin antibody level while taking aspirin daily, probably for life.
Evans
R E
RE
Department of Child Health, Llandough Hospital, South Glamorgan.
Dillon
M J
MJ
Alfaham
M
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000097:blood; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin