A case of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome that manifested in the course of basal cell carcinoma.
A case of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is presented, which manifested 5 years after onset of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). There were multiple collateral veins due to portal vein thrombosis. Because immunological abnormalities including anti-cardiolipin beta(2) glycoprotein-I antibody improved after surgical resection of BCC, it is likely that APS had occurred as a paraneoplastic syndrome with BCC. This case suggests that it is necessary to investigate the presence of APS when BCC is complicated by some coagulopathies.
Funauchi
Masanori
M
Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama 589-8511, Japan. funauchi@med.kindai.ac.jp
Yamagata
Toshiaki
T
Sugiyama
Masafumi
M
Ikoma
Shin-ya
SY
Sakaguchi
Mika
M
Kinoshita
Koji
K
Kawata
Akira
A
D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood*; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid