Antiphospholipid syndrome in a patient with sarcoidosis: a case report.
We report the case of a 72-year-old female with sarcoidosis who developed a central retinal artery occlusion in her left eye in association with persistently high titers of IgG anti-cardiolipin antibodies. Only two previous cases of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in association with sarcoidosis have been reported. Our patient's vision stabilized on anti-coagulant therapy along with concomitant treatment of sarcoidosis-related uveitis with methotrexate.
Singh
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Section of Rheumatology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Conway
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Wilson
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D000368:Aged; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012161:Retinal Artery; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*