title: Primary anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome causing recurrent venous thrombosis and thrombocytopenia in a patient with Addison's disease.
abstract: We report a case of Addison's disease presenting with recurrent deep venous thrombosis and thrombocytopenia and proved to have primary anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome. The case report highlights the shared autoimmune nature of both diseases.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Elebrashy
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt.
authors.forename: Elham
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yousief
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt.
authors.forename: Aasem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saif
keywords: Addison's disease; Thrombocytopenia; Venous thrombosis; anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome