Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a disorder of recurrent vascular thrombosis, pregnancy losses and thrombocytopenia associated with persistently elevated levels of antiphospholipid antibodies (APA). Many patients with APS have clinical and laboratory features found in other autoimmune diseases, particulary SLE. Such patients should be defined as having a 'secondary' APS to distinguish them fr…
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a disorder of recurrent vascular thrombosis, pregnancy losses and thrombocytopenia associated with persistently elevated levels of antiphospholipid antibodies (APA). Many patients with APS have clinical and laboratory features found in other autoimmune diseases, particulary SLE. Such patients should be defined as having a 'secondary' APS to distinguish them fr…