title: Simultaneous antiphospholipid syndrome and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a single patient.
abstract: Antiphospholipid syndrome and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia are immune-mediated thrombotic conditions initiated by 2 distinct antibodies each targeting a discrete protein-antigen complex. Although produced by 2 different types of antibodies, they are similar in their autoimmune and pathophysiologic mechanisms. We present a case with simultaneous antiphospholipid syndrome and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndromes that sheds light on the correlation between these 2 syndromes.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Anesthesiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; †Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska; and Departments of ‡Internal Medicine and §Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Alaa A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abd-Elsayed
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lisco
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alsidawi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonomo