Scientific articles

A Rare Presentation of Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome

A case of branch retinal artery occlusion postcataract surgery in an antiphospholipid syndrome patient

… revealed a concealed history of four miscarriages in the past. A detailed systemic blood workup revealed antiphospholipid antibody (APLA) positive. BRAO postuneventful cataract surgery is a devasting outcome for the surgeon and patient undergoing surgery. The report focuses on the importance of taking detailed past me …

Bullous Pyoderma Gangrenosum Associated with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

We report a rare case of a middle-aged Omani woman who was known to have primary antiphospholipid syndrome, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, and iron deficiency anemia. Cannulation attempts caused bulla which progressed to ulceration. A pathergy phenomenon with high suspicion of pyoderma gangrenosum was po …

A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus without Antiphospholipid Syndrome Causing Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

… lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multisystem involvement. Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is mainly caused by malignant tumors such as lung carcinoma, lymphoma, and metastatic tumors. We report a 20-year-old woman who was admitted with features of SVC syndrome secondary to SVC thrombus. Further …

Thrombophilia and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Is heparin still the drug of choice?

… essels. Anticoagulants are an effective treatment against RPL in women with acquired thrombophilia due to antiphospholipid syndrome. The results of the use of anticoagulants for treating RPL in women with inherited thrombophilia (IT) are encouraging, but recently four major multicentre studies have shown that fetal out …

Pregnancy Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Women: A Single Tertiary Centre Experience

… (P = 0.019). In addition, HTN was positively associated with preeclampsia (P = 0.004) and LN (P = 0.048). Antiphospholipid syndrome impacted preterm birth (P = 0.013) and postpartem haemorrhage (PPH) (P = 0.027) and was found to be a significant predictor for women developing deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism …

Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

… 38.9% of patients had multiple sinus thrombosis while 35.2% had sigmoid and transverse sinus thrombosis. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and infection accounted for 7.0% and 13.0% of causes, respectively, while cancer accounted for 2.0%. No cause was identified in 33.0% of cases. Only 1.9% of patients died, while 2 …