[A case of acute pancreatitis and splenic infarction associated with antiphospholipid syndrome].
There are various causes of splenic infarction. Antiphospholipid antibody is associated with numerous thromboembolic phenomena. We report a case of young male who presented with acute abdominal pain and was diagnosed as a case of splenic infarction and acute pancreatitis with antiphospholipid syndrome. He was positive for anticardiolipin antibody, showed splenic infarction on abdominal CT scan. The patient's clinical, laboratory and imaging finding were consistent with splenic infarction and acute pancreatitis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome.
Koh
Kyung Hyun
KH
Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Kang
Chang Joon
CJ
Kim
Dong Hoon
DH
Choi
Yong Won
YW
Hwang
Jae Chul
JC
Yoo
Byung Moo
BM
Kim
Jin Hong
JH
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed