Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome as a Complication of COVID-19 Infection

• Main Authors: Lauren Bitterman MD (Author), Mahdis Solhjoo MD (Author), Vivek Shah MD (Author), Sue Min Kwon MD (Author), Karina Torralba MD (Author), Hana Kazbour MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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COVID-19 infection has been found to precipitate hypercoagulability and transiently increase antiphospholipid antibodies. However, it is yet to be determined how likely these transient changes contribute to thrombotic events and antiphospholipid syndrome. We present a case in which antiphospholipid...