title: Two patients with antiphospholipid antibody developed disseminated intravascular coagulation.
abstract: One hundred and eleven patients with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) were diagnosed at Mie University Hospital during the past 17 years. Two of these patients developed disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The first patient twice developed DIC complicated by pancreatitis and pregnancy, while in the second case, no specific causative complications for DIC were identified. The details of these cases imply that aPL is associated with DIC and/or is a potent triggering factor for DIC.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors: Koji
authors: K
authors: Habe
authors: Hideo
authors: H
authors: Wada
authors: Naomi
authors: N
authors: Ito-Habe
authors: Hikoji
authors: H
authors: Suzuki
authors: Tsutomu
authors: T
authors: Nobori
authors: Hitoshi
authors: H
authors: Mizutani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid