Is there a role for immunosuppression in patients with triple positive antiphospholipid antibodies who do not meet the clinical criteria for APS?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Currently, there are no “clinical” nor “diagnostic” criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). I suspect your question refers to patients not meeting the Sapporo APS “classification criteria.”There are two primary ways that patients with triple-positive antipho...
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
Very good summary of the available evidence or lack thereof. We should remember that the distinction between criteria and non-criteria APS manifestation is, of course, artificial. I remember an old abstract presented at an ACR meeting by Nigel Harris where steroids given to APS patients actually inc...
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Dr. @Emilio Gonzalez: Thank you for your input and...
Dr. @Emilio Gonzalez: Thank you for your input and...
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In the absence of well-documented lupus, I would s...
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But how about the triple positive patient with no ...
But how about the triple positive patient with no ...