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Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (Overview)
An autoimmune disorder that causes excess clotting, which can deplete platelents and lead to excessive bleeding.
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What is antiphospolipid syndrome (hughes syndrome)?
Antiphospholipids: An autoimune disorder characterized by antibodies to certain phopholipids that predisposes to clotting problmes and pregnancy complications. A certain percentage will develop into systemic lupus. ...Read more
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (Overview)
An autoimmune disorder that causes excess clotting, which can deplete platelents and lead to excessive bleeding.
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Can aps (antiphospholipid syndrome) cause ed?
Yes: The following published research article reported that 50% of the patients with aps had erectile dysfunction. http://lup.sagepub.com/content/21/3/319.abstract. ...Read more
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How does antiphospholipid antibody syndrome cause miscarriage?
Autoimmune: Apl syndrome is an autoimmune disease in the same general catagory as lupus. It causes abnormal blood clotting , and attacks the body to disrupt normal funtion. Not only does it affect early pregnancy but women's spllens have been removed during a pregnancy to try to keep from pg loss. You need expert maternal-fetal doctor care before and during the pg! ...Read more
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What is antiphospholipid syndrome?
Blood clots: Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) can exist on its own or in association with another autoimmune condition such as lupus. It is caused by antibodies that increase the risk of blood clots. These antibodies also interfere with routine laboratory tests of blood clotting by binding to phospholipids, hence the name. The symptoms of APS can include blood clots, Raynaud's and pregnancy loss. ...Read more
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What are the main symptoms of antiphospholipid syndrome that people have?
There are a few...: The criteria for the diagnosis of aps is based upon both clinical findings(what happens to you) and laboratory findings(results of blood tests). Some of the clinical findngs are a history of blood clots; fetal death over 10 weeks; delivery under 34 weeks due to preeclampsia; 3 or more recurrent miscarriages. Since aps can adversely affect a pregnancy, you need to discuss with your physician. ...Read more
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Is paraneoplastic syndrome genetic?
No: There is no genetic relationship to the development of a paraneoplastic syndrome. ...Read more
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What's guillian barre syndrome (gbs) syndrome?
Auto-immune reaction: A triggered auto-immune reaction usually against the myelin of peripheral nerves. In a subset of individuals, the response is also directed at the nerve cells. This causes slowing of nerve conduction and motor weakness classically in an ascending pattern from the legs proximally. The attack may be so dramatic as to cause breathing difficulty requiring a respirator. Treatment options exist. ...Read more
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Hows patau syndrome inherited?
Not inherited: Patau syndrome, or trisomy 13, is not inherited, in that a baby does not "get it" from either parent. It is usually caused when the egg does not divide properly at the time of fertilization. This accident causes a baby to get an extra number 13 chromosome in every one of its cells. Trisomy 13 is rare, but a very serious condition. Most babies with it die before birth or shortly after birth. ...Read more
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What sort of problem is antiphospholipid syndrome?
Autoimmune: Autoimmune means your body produces antibodies - cells that attack your own body. In antiphosopholipid syndrome the antibody which is made provokes blood clots (thrombosis) in both arteries and veins as well as pregnancy-related complications such as miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm delivery, or severe preeclampsia. ...Read more
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What are frey syndrome, horner's syndrome and shy-drager syndrome?
What do they have in: They all have abnormalities of autonomics and other nervous sytem problems. ...Read more
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Is patellofemoral syndrome typically associated with marfan's syndrome?
PFS can happen: Marfan syndrome patients can get aches and pains in many joints because of the looser ligaments trying to hold the joints together at rest and under physical stress. Patellofemoral syndrome is common in normal, active school-aged children, so it is hard to tell whether or not it occurs more often in marfan syndrome kids. ...Read more
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What's hughes syndrome?
Autoimmune clotting: Try here: http://www.Hughes-syndrome.Org/symptoms.Htm.
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I was diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome, but my latest blood tests came back normal. Is it possible for aps to come back again?
Yes: Antiphospholipid antibodies can come and go and then reappear. ...Read more
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Is munchausen syndrome herreitery?
Possibly: There may be some hereditary predisposition. Munchausen syndrome was reported in two brothers, two twins and couple families. ...Read more
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