Antiphospholipid syndrome in a patient with sarcoidosis: A case report

Lupus

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 756-758

  Singh, R ^a   Conway, M D ^a   Wilson, W A ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti phospholipid syndrome; Central retinal artery occlusion; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; UVEITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION;

AGED; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0036441708     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203302lu238cr     Document Type: Article

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