Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome complicating orthotopic liver transplantation

Abstract

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is an acutely devastating situation characterized by widespread thrombotic microangiopathy in the presence of elevated titers of antiphospholipid antibodies. We describe a 57-year old woman who underwent liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis and developed this malignant variant of the antiphospholipid syndrome.

Keywords

anticoagulation APS catastrophic catastrophic APS orthotopic liver transplantation

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