Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by recurrent arterial or venous thrombosis, fetal loss, thrombocytopenia, neurological symptoms and presence of serum antiphospholipid antibodies (AFA). In this report,we present a young male patient with thrombocytopenia who was refractory to steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin and splenectomy but had complete response to eltrombopag treatment, FV Leiden heterozygous mutant positive, also had a history of sinüs thrombosis taking oral anticoagulant treatment has been diagnosed primary APS. Eltrombopag treatment primary antiphospholipid syndrome patient associated with refractory thrombocytopenia.
Field : Sağlık Bilimleri
Journal Type : Uluslararası
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