The lung in the antiphospholipid syndrome.
Patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) may develop a broad spectrum of pulmonary disease. Pulmonary thromboembolism and pulmonary hypertension are the most common complications, but microvascular pulmonary thrombosis, pulmonary capillaritis, and alveolar haemorrhage have also been reported. Clinicians should seriously consider these types of vascular injury when evaluating patients with APS who present with dyspnoea, fever, and infiltrates on chest radiography.
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Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Cervera
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Font
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Asherson
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D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology