Abstract

VALLEJO, Franco J; GARCIA R, Lucy; MEDINA, Luis Fernando  and  DIAZ, Claudia Juliana. Antiphospholipid syndrome secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus in a man. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2006, vol.13, n.1, pp.91-95. ISSN 0121-8123.

A 23 years old man, with 1 week of changes in the behavior, and six months of lost of weight, erythema malar, palpebral, oral ulcers, with antinuclear antibodies positive, and complement low, with this is considered the diagnosis of systemic erythematosus lupus (SLE). The patient remains controlled during three years; when he begins necrotic cutaneous ulcers in the trunk, accompanied by antiphospholipid antibodies.

Keywords : anticardiolipin antibody; lupus anticoagulant; systemic lupus erythematosus.

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