title: Lingual thrombosis in a woman with antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: A 28-year-old woman, 34 weeks pregnant, with previously diagnosed antiphospholipid syndrome, presents with vesicular tongue lesions treated as herpes outbreak and new onset of preeclampsia. Tongue biopsy preformed postpartum after induction of labor for preeclampsia reveals tongue infarction.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Jovana P
authors: JP
authors: Lekovic
authors: Constantin M
authors: CM
authors: Friedman
authors: Maria T
authors: MT
authors: Desancho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply*