Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis: A clinicopathologic case

Authors
Cisternas, M Gutierrez, MA Rosenberg, H Jara, A Jacobelli, S
Citation
M. Cisternas et al., Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis: A clinicopathologic case, CLIN EXP RH, 18(2), 2000, pp. 252-254
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
0392856X → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
252 - 254
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-856X(200003/04)18:2<252:CASAWC>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The association of renal failure with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrom e has been reported in the context of microvascular occlusions and/or malig nant hypertension. We describe a 36-year-old woman who died of multiorgan f ailure with the laboratory, clinical and histopathological characteristics of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome associated with a crescentic glom erulonephritis and renal failure.