Infantile cerebellar thrombosis: a case of lupus anticoagulants?

Pediatr Med Chir. 2002 Sep-Oct;24(5):392-3.

Abstract

Lupus Anticoagulants (LA) pathology is a disease frequently associated with venous and/or arterial thrombosis. The authors describe a 6 year-old boy complaining cephalea and emesis, followed by lethargy, in whom antiphospholipids antibodies were detected. Brain magnetic resonance scans showed lesions of the cerebellum. The characteristics of LA disease are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / immunology*
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications*
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / immunology*
  • Cerebellum / blood supply*
  • Cerebellum / pathology*
  • Cerebral Arteries / pathology
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Thrombosis / drug therapy
  • Intracranial Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / immunology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
  • Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors