title: Anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies in a patient with Behçet's syndrome with vena cava inferior thrombosis.
abstract: This case report describes a patient with Behçet's syndrome with sustained anticardiolipin antibodies presenting a vena cava inferior thrombosis in a period of anabolic steroid use. The vascular manifestations and occurrence of antiphospholipid antibodies in Behçet's syndrome are reviewed. The possible thrombogenicity of anabolic steroids is reemphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology-Allergology-Rheumatology, University of Antwerp.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ebo
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bracke
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: De Clerck
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Francx
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D013197:Stanozolol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D013197:Stanozolol