• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.350-358
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• 1998

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome(APS) is a well-known clinical syndrome characterized by recurrent arterial or venous thromboses, recurrent fetal loss, thrombocytopenia, together with high titers of sustained anticardiolipin antibody(aCL) or lupus anticoagulant(LA). Although systemic lupus erythematosus(SLB) and APS may coexist, a high proportion of patients manifesting the APS do not suffer from classical lupus or other connective tissue disease. The patient has been defined as having a primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. We experienced one case of primary APS with recurrent fetal loss, recurrent cerebral infarctions, positive anticardiolipin antibody IgG and fluttering vegetation on the mitral valve, without other connective tissue diseases including SLE. Forty-three old female had 2 out of 11 criteria for the diagnosis of SLE, such as thrombocytopenia and positive antinuclear antibody, but did not meet whole criteria. The patient was treated with ticlopidine, and anticoagulant therapy was recommended.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.227-232
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• 2002

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by diverse clinical manifestations and autoantibody production, which is known to be strongly influenced by genetic factors. Previous studies have revealed the associations of SLE with HLA class II alleles and antiphospholipid antibody system (anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) and anti-${\beta}_2$ glycoprotein I antibody (anti-${\beta}_2$ GPI)). Therefore, we studied the associations of HLA class II alleles with SLE and antiphospholipid antibody system. Methods: The genotyping for HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 alleles were performed in 61 SLE patients and 100 controls by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-sequence specific oligonucleotide probe method. ELISA tests for aCL and anti-${\beta}_2$ GPI were performed in 39 of the 61 SLE patients. The results were evaluated statistically by Chi-square test. Results: The frequencies of the HLA-$DRB1^*15$ and $DQB1^*06$ in SLE patients were significantly higher than those in controls. HLA-$DRB1^*12$ was significantly lower in SLE patients than controls. Nine of 39 patients were positive for aCL (IgG) and three were positive for aCL (IgM). One of 39 patients were positive for anti-${\beta}_2$ GPI (IgG) and none of them positive for anti-${\beta}_2$ GPI (IgM). Association of aCL with HLA class II alleles was not observed in our study. Conclusion: According to our results, it was found that HLA-$DRB1^*15$ and $DQB1^*06$ were associated with genetic susceptiblility and $DRB1^*12$ was associated with resistance to SLE in Korean population. No Association of aCL with HLA class II alleles was observed and the positive rate for anti-${\beta}_2$ GPI was very low.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.277-280
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• 1998

Antiphospholipid antibody is an immunoglobulin which may be of any class and which reacts with any phospholipid. For clinical use the definition of the term anti-phospholipid antibody is usually restricted to IgG and/or IgM antibody directed against the negatively charged phopholipids, cardiolipin, phosphatidyl inositol, phosphatidyl serine, or phosphatidic acid. The antigen of the serological test for syphilis is cardiolipin; negatively charged phopholipids are understood to be antigens to which lupus anticoagulants are directed. The term 'anticardiolipin' antibody syndrome, 'antiphospholipid' antibody syndrome, and 'lupus anticoagulant' syndrome are often, imprecisely, used interchangeably. We have experienced a case of recurrent spontaneous abortion with antiphospholipid antibody. So we report this case with a brief review of literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권12호
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• pp.867-870
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• 2007

항인지질 증후군(antiphospholipid syndrome)은 정맥, 동맥의 혈전증, 혈소판 감소증, 반복적인 유산 등과 함께 lupus anticoagulant (LAC)와 anticardiolipin antibody (aCL)가 반복적으로 양성 반응을 보이는 질환을 말하며 호흡기 증후 발현은 상대적으로 드물다. 저자들은 항인지질 증후군 및 전신성 홍반성 루푸스 환자에서 발생한 만성적인 폐혈전색전증에 대하여 폐동맥 내막절제술, 특히 원위부에 있는 폐혈전색전증을 왼쪽 폐의 대열을 분리한 뒤 좌하엽 구역 동맥을 절제하여 혈전색전 제거술을 성공적으로 시행하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 국내 최초로 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.371-374
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• 2009

36세의 여자환자가 복부통증 및 하지부종소견을 주소로 내원하였다. 과거력상 자연유산의 경험이 있고 광과민성, 수관절 통증을 간헐적으로 호소하였으며, 입원당시 시행한 컴퓨터 단층촬영상 하대정맥에 혈전이 관찰되었으며, 혈액검사상 자가항체의 상승이 동반되어 인지질항체 증후군으로 진단되었다. 헤파린 및 이뇨제등의 약물치료를 유지하는 동안 폐동맥색전증이 관찰되어 혈전제거 술을 시행하였으며 현재 환자는 특별한 재발의 소견 없이 항응고요법을 시행하며 외래에서 추적관찰중이다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.219-224
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• 2001

저자들은 전신성 홍반성 낭창의 특이적인 증상 없이 학교 신체검사중 우연히 발견된 현미경적 혈뇨를 주소로 내원하여 시행한 혈액응고검사(prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time)와 루푸스 항응고인자 (lupus anticoagulant, LA), cardiolipin에 대한 항체(anticardiolipin antibody, aCL) 검사에서 항인지질증후군으로 진단된 10세 여자 환아에서 신조직 검사를 시행하여 확진한 낭창성 신염 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.265-269
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• 1999

Thrombocytopenic patients without detectable bound antiplatelet antibody should be diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) if no other cause of their decreased platelet count could be found. More recently the term "autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ATP) has supplanted ITP since the disease is related to the production of autoantibodies against one's own platelets. This entity should not be confused with isoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (also called alloimmune thrombocytopenic purpura). In this cases maternal antiplatelet antibodies directed against the PLA 1 antigen on the fetal platelets causes severe fetal and neonatal thrombocytopenia in a situation analogous to Rheusus disease. Antibodies to the negatively charged phospholipids, lupus anticoagulant, and anticardiolipin have been linked to adverse pregnancy events. Pregnant women possessing these antibodies have an increased risk of spontaneous abortion, stillbirths, intrauterine fetal growth retardation, preterm birth, and arterial and venous thrombosis. Antiphospholipid antibodies decrease or may even disappear between pregnancies only to recur with increased activity in a subsequent pregnancy and lead to loss. We have experienced a case of antiphospholipid syndrome associated with autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura in patient with recurrent spontaneous abortion. So we report this case with a brief review of literatures.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제63권1호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2007

저자 등은 19세 남자 환자에서 폐색전증을 동반한 원발성 항인지질증후군 증례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.