TY - JOUR
T1 - A Case of Systemic Sclerosis Complicated with Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
AU - Tanaka, Ryo
AU - Yamamoto, Takenobu
AU - Yamasaki, Osamu
AU - Tada, Joji
AU - Arata, Jiro
AU - Manabe, Yasuhiro
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - We report a case of systemic sclerosis complicated with antiphospholipid syndrome in a 50-year-old woman. She showed multiple signs and symptoms stich as sclerodactylia, a mask-like face, poikiloderma, multiple skin ulcers, interstitial pneumonia, sick sinus syndrome, and esophageal dysfunction. Both antinuclear antibody and lupus anticoagulant were positive. Initially we diagnosed her with systemic sclerosis. We treated the patient with prednisolone at a dose of 20-40 mg/day, and added steroid pulse therapy three times. Unfortunately, the patient died of pulmonary thromboembolism. We finally diagnosed her to have antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
AB - We report a case of systemic sclerosis complicated with antiphospholipid syndrome in a 50-year-old woman. She showed multiple signs and symptoms stich as sclerodactylia, a mask-like face, poikiloderma, multiple skin ulcers, interstitial pneumonia, sick sinus syndrome, and esophageal dysfunction. Both antinuclear antibody and lupus anticoagulant were positive. Initially we diagnosed her with systemic sclerosis. We treated the patient with prednisolone at a dose of 20-40 mg/day, and added steroid pulse therapy three times. Unfortunately, the patient died of pulmonary thromboembolism. We finally diagnosed her to have antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
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U2 - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.63.230
DO - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.63.230
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85024714048
SN - 0386-9784
VL - 63
SP - 230
EP - 234
JO - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
JF - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
IS - 3
ER -