A patient with pleuritic chest pain and abnormal blood clotting tests.
Acute Med 2014;
13:174-177. [PMID:
25521088]
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Abstract
We present the case of a 58 year old man who developed pleuritic chest while an in-patient; investigations revealed pulmonary embolism, despite a significantly raised Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), which was subsequently attributed to Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The diagnosis and initial management of APS in the acute setting is discussed.
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