Register
Community
Overview
Experts
Editors
Fellows
Code of conduct
Company
About Us
FAQs
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Careers
Programs
News
News Releases
Press Coverage
Publications
Blog
Contact Us
Sign in
Please select the option that best describes you:
Topics:
Internal Medicine
•
Rheumatology
•
Hematology
•
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
•
Benign Hematology
Can APLS cause a false positive HIT ELISA?
If so, is there one type of antibody that is more likely to cause this false positive test?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Yes, that has been reported: Pauzner et al., PMID 19291166.
Sign in or Register to read more
15202
Related Questions
Can anti-cardiolipin or anti-beta-2 glycoprotein antibodies cause prolonged PTT in the absence of a lupus anticoagulant?
How would you approach pursuing a kidney biopsy in a patient with suspected lupus nephritis who is on warfarin for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome?
In patients with lupus nephritis, and MAHA with positive anti-phospholipid autoantibodies, what are the considerations to use or not use anti-coagulation therapy?
How would you manage a patient with SLE that has a remote history of positive anti-phospholipid antibodies with a current DVT and now completely negative APLs?
How would you approach management of a patient with ESRD on the transplant list who is found to have high titer APS labs (ACL, B2GP1, LAC)?
How do you manage arthritis resulting from deferiprone in transfusion dependent thalassemia?
How would you work up splenomegaly and abdominal pain in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome and a high + ANA, but no other serological or clinical SLE symptoms?
Would you consider caplacizumab in a pregnant patient with iTTP?
For patients with SLE, is there an ANC level for which you would hold or adjust hydroxychloroquine in an asymptomatic patient?
Do you avoid ESA use in patients with anemia and chronic kidney disease who also have APLS and risk for thrombosis?