Pulmonary embolism as uncommon presentation for primary antiphospholipid syndrome in young male

• Main Authors: Ruslan, Mohamad Azhari, Jamhuri, Nur Syazwani, Ibrahim, Ismail
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Pathologists 2024
• Subjects: RC633 Specialties of Internal Medicines- Diseases of The Blood and Blood-forming Organs. Hematologic Diseases
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/112052/2/112052_Pulmonary%20embolism%20as%20uncommon%20presentation%20for%20primary%20antiphospholipid%20syndrome%20in%20young%20male.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/112052/; https://www.mjpath.org.my/index.php
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease and it is uncommon in paediatric population with even gender distribution. Primary APS (PAPS) occurs in isolation with commonest presentation of arterial thrombosis, in contrast to venous thrombosis in secondary APS (SAPS). Syste...