title: Transient presence of lupus anticoagulant associated with mycoplasma pneumonia.
abstract: We report a case of asymptomatic transient presence of lupus anticoagulant with isolated prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time in a 30-year-old lady with pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. After treatment of pneumonia, lupus anticoagulant was not detected and the activated partial thromboplastin time normalized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China herbert728@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kwok
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang Chun
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis and Chest Unit, The Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: See Wan
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis and Chest Unit, The Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Wong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Poon Chuen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000097:blood*; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor
keywords: Antibodies; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Inappropriate ADH syndrome; Lupus coagulation inhibitor; Pneumonia; anticardiolipin; mycoplasma