title: Pulmonary embolism associated with Sjögren's syndrome in pregnancy.
abstract: The occurrence of pulmonary embolisms in patients having circulating lupus anticoagulant has been reported. Lupus anticoagulant has been noticed in association with autoimmune diseases and early-onset severe preeclampsia. We report a case of Sjögren's syndrome with circulating lupus anticoagulant in a patient who developed a pulmonary embolism and severe preeclampsia at 29 weeks of gestation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taketani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000097:blood; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; D006493:Heparin