How would you approach a low to moderate titer of one of the APLS antibodies in a patient with a strong family history but no personal history of thrombosis?
Although testing was not indicated, what do u do with these results?
Other hypercoagulability work up negative
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Rheumatology · UT Southwestern Medical Center
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I do not do anything as there are no data to support intervention in this case.
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Rheumatology · UTMB Health
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I would repeat these tests in about 12 weeks or so. Certain infections can transiently induce positive antiphospholipid antibodies, usually non-pathogenic, with certain exceptions.
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