CASE REPORT
Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting As Massive Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient With Sarcoidosis
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İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Respiratory Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Division of Hematology, İstanbul, Turkey
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İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey
Online publication date: 2005-10-15
Publication date: 2005-10-15
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Bahar Artım Esen
University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology,
Capa 34390, Istanbul, Turkey,
Tel: 902126318699, Fax: 902126318699
Eur J Gen Med 2005;2(4):173-176
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ABSTRACT
Antiphospholipid antibodies may be detected in sarcoidosis generally without clinical consequences. The association between sarcoidosis and antiphospholipid syndrome was rarely reported. Herein a case with sarcoidosis and antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as massive pulmonary embolism is presented.