title: [A case of acute pancreatitis and splenic infarction associated with antiphospholipid syndrome].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Chang Joon
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Dong Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Won
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jae Chul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Byung Moo
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Jin Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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