title: Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome complicating orthotopic liver transplantation.
abstract: Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is an acutely devastating situation characterized by widespread thrombotic microangiopathy in the presence of elevated titers of antiphospholipid antibodies. We describe a 57-year old woman who underwent liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis and developed this malignant variant of the antiphospholipid syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplantation Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villamil
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sorkin
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Basta
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mysler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Macias
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pekolj
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciardullo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eleta
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Santibañes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allievi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gadano
mesh_terms: D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications