Figs. 13.1 and 13.2 Antiphospholipid antibody-associated skin ulcers Expert Opinion 1 (Paulo Ricardo Criado, Dermatology) Livedoid vasculopathy is a recurrent painful ulcerative disorder, on the skin of the lower extremities,…
Infectious agent APS manifestations Staphylococcus aureus CAPS [142] Streptococcus pyogenes Cardiac valve and CNS lesions [133, 137] Escherichia coli CAPS [143] Klebsiella CAPS [144] Hepatitis C Thrombosis, brain infarction [145]…
Fig. 6.1 Blocking the actions of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). (A) The monoclonal antibody, N11, prevents the actions of aPL on trophoblast and endothelial cells and attenuates aPL-associated pregnancy complications and…
Model (order determined by date of first published report) Notes on pathophysiology Protective interventions Femoral vein pinch injury (mouse): injection of patient aPL, followed by a standard pinch injury to…
Clinical criteria 1. Vascular thrombosis One or more clinical episodes of arterial, venous, or small vessel thrombosis, in any tissue or organ. Thrombosis must be confirmed by objective validated criteria…
Clinical manifestation % Organ involved Kidney 73 Renal failure 77 Proteinuria 29 Arterial hypertension 24 Hematuria 16 Lung 60 Acute respiratory distress syndrome 36 Pulmonary embolism 26 Alveolar hemorrhage…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Doruk Erkan and Michael D. Lockshin (eds.)Antiphospholipid Syndrome10.1007/978-3-319-55442-6_18 18. 15th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies Task Force on Antiphospholipid Syndrome Treatment Trends Report Danieli Andrade1 , Ricard Cervera10, Hannah Cohen11, Mark Crowther12, Maria J. Cuadrado13, Guillaume Canaud14, David A. Garcia15,…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Doruk Erkan and Michael D. Lockshin (eds.)Antiphospholipid Syndrome10.1007/978-3-319-55442-6_16 16. 15th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies Task Force on Pediatric Antiphospholipid Syndrome Report Arzu Soybilgic1, Cassyanne L. Aguiar2, M. Patricia Massicotte3, Gili Kenet4, E. Ann Yeh5, Laura Andreoli6, Tadej Avcin7 and…
Member Affiliation Specialty and APS expertise North America a Mary-Carmen Amigo ABC Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico Rheumatology Damage/risk assessment, cardiac APS Medha Barbhaiya Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston,…
(1) Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Das Clinicas, Sao Paulo, Brazil (3) Academic Department of Vascular surgery,…
