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European Journal of General Medicine
Medical Investigations Society
ISSN: 1304-3897
Vol. 2, No. 4, 2005, pp. 173-176
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Bioline Code: gm05039
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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European Journal of General Medicine, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2005, pp. 173-176
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ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME PRESENTING AS MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN A PATIENT WITH SARCOIDOSIS
Bahar Artim Esen, Esen Kiyan, Reyhan Diz Küçükkaya, Levent Tabak, Faruk Aktürk, Orhan Arseven, Gülfer Okumus, Murat Inanç
Abstract
Antiphospholipid antibodies may be detected in sarcoidosis generally without clinical consequences. The association between sarcoidosis and antiphospholipid syndrome was rarely reported. Herein a case with sarcoidosis and antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as massive pulmonary embolism is presented.
Keywords
Sarcoidosis, thrombosis, antiphospholipid syndrome
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