[Clinically asymptomatic antiphospholipid antibodies--diagnostic and therapeutic problems].
The presence of asymptomatic antiphospholipid antibodies (aAPA) creates many difficult diagnostic and clinical problems - they might be a cause either of incorrect hemorrhagic diathesis recognition or an unnecessary anticoagulant therapy. Patients with aAPA should be counseled individually regarding potential thrombotic and/or obstetric complications. An increased risk of these complications is particularly high when lupus anticoagulant (LAC) and IgG anti-beta2 glycoprotein antibodies coexist. The approaches to the diagnosis and management of treatment of patients with aAPA are also discussed.
Zawilska
Krystyna
K
Coagulation Laboratory, Department of Hematology, Medical University, Poznań, Poland. k.zawilska@interia.pl
Lehmann-Kopydłowska
Agata
A
D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans