THE "CAPS" REGISTRY-7

 

Table 7. Evolution of patients with catastrophic APS.

 

PATIENT

No.

TIME EVOLUTION

THROMBOTIC  MICROANGIPATHY BIOPSY

TREATMENT

OUTCOME

1

Days 7

Renal

S, Cyclo, ancrod, diuretics, methildopa, aspirin

Recovery

2

“rapidly”

Skin

S, P, aspirin, dipyridamole, cyclo, AC

Recovery

3

Days 2

Skin

S, P, cyclo, AC

Recovery

4

Day 1

Heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas

S, cyclo, P, HD

Death

     5 (1st )

NR

Skin, kidney

S, AC

Recovery

    5 (2nd)

Days 7

Heart, kidney, brain

 

Death

6

Day 1

Heart, kidney, myometrium, gut

 

Death

7

Months 2

 

S, P, cyclo, AC, antihypertensive

Recovery

8

Days 7

 

S, aspirin, dipirydamole, antibiotics, vasodilatadors

Death

9

Days 7

Liver

S, P, dialysis

Recovery

10

Days 4

Kidney

S, AC, Hidralazyne

Recovery

11

 

 

S, P, AC

Recovery

12

Days 8

Spleen, bone marrow, nose, skin

S, AC,GG, splenectomy

Recovery

13

Days 4

Testicles, skin, brain, lung, adrenal

 S, P, cyclo, AC, Antibiotics

Death

14

Day 1

 

S, AC, aspirin

Recovery

15

Days 2

 

 S, P, AC, HD,

Recovery

16

Day 1

Heart, liver, lung, kidney, brain

Ventilatory support, antibiotics

Death

17

 

 

S, AC

Death

18

 

Gut, brain, lung

AC, HD

Death

19

Days 7

 

Fibrinolytics, angioplasty

Death

20

Days 3

Heart, kidney, gut, adrenal.

Support treatment

Death

21 (1st)

Days 4

 

S, AC, GG,P, cyclo

Recovery

(2nd)

Simultaneously

 

S,  AC, P, GG, Cyclo

Recovery

22

NR

Brain, skin, heart, spleen, adrenal

P, cyclo, AC, GG

Death

23

Months 2

Heart, pancreas, brain, kidney

S, AC, aspirin

Death

24

Days 4

Heart, brain, kidney, pancreas.

S

Death

25

 

 

AC, P, HD

Death

26

Days 14

 

S, P, AC, cyclo, GG, vincristine, splenectomy

Recovery

27

 

 

S, AC, P

Recovery

28

Days 5

 

AC, HD, antibiotics, diuretics, oxygen

Death

29

 

 

 

Death

30

Days 6

 

S, cyclo, antihypertensive

Death

31

Days 2

 

S, P, AC, HD, ventilatory support, antihypertensive, diuretics, antibiotics

Recovery

32

Days 3

 

S, AC, P, aspirin

Recovery

33

Days 3

 

S, AC, GG, ventilatory support

Recovery

34

Day 1

Skin

S, AC, P, cyclo

Recovery

35

Day 1

Many organs

S, P, AC, cyclo, HD

Death

36

Day 14

Kidney, gut, pancreas, spleen, adrenal, thyroid, muscle, nerve, lung, heart.

S, HD, ventilatory support

Death

37

 

 

S, P, AC

Death

38

 

 

S, P, AC,  cyclo, HD

Death

39

 

 

AC, S, cyclo

Recovery

40

Day 1

Kidney

S, P,aspirin

Recovery

41

Day 1

 

S, P, AC, HD, ventilatory support

Recovery

42

 

 

AC

Recovery

43

 

 

AC

Recovery

44

 

 

AC

Recovery

45

 

 

AC

Recovery

46

Days 7

 

AC, aspirin, defibrotide, fibrinolytics, ventilated support

Recovery

47

Suddenly

Heart, brain, liver, adrenal

S, cyclo

Death

48

Few days

Kidney, lung

S, GG, Cyclo, danazol

Death

49

 

 

S, AC,GG

Recovery

50

Months

Gut, lung

S, AC, cyclo, GG,cyclosporine

Death

51

Days 6

Skin

S, AC

Recovery

52

Days 7

Kidney

S, cyclo

Death

53

Days 7

Heart, skin, brain, pleen, kidney

Prostacyclin, HD, ventilated support, antibiotics

Death

54

Day 1

Brain, myocardium, lung, kidney, skin, bone marrow, uterus, ovary, bladder, pancreas, gastrointestinal

S, P, AC, Cyclo, ventilated support,

Death

55

Weeks

skin

S, Cyclo, AZA

Death

56

 

 

AC, thrombectomy, anastomosis

Recovery

57

Days 7

Skin

AC, amputation

Recovery

58

Days 3

Kidney

S, cyclo, P, HD

Recovery

59

Days 3

Bone marrow

AC, ventilated support, angioplasty

Recovery

60

 

 

 

Recovery

61

Days 4

Skin

S, AC

Recovery

62

Days 7

Gut

S, AC,ventilated support, colectomy

Recovery

63

 

 Skin

S, AC, GG, aspirin, antibiotic, amputation

Recovery

64

Few days

 

S, AC, prostacyclin, antibiotics, ventilated support, inotrópics, amputation

Recovery

65

Day 1

 

AC, fibrinolytics

Recovery

66

Day 4

Skin. Liver, gallbladder

AC, fibrinolytics,amputation

Recovery

67

Day 1

 

AC, fibrinolytics

Recovery

68

Suddenly

Myocardium, brain, spleen, gut, pancreas

S, cyclo, aspirin

Death

69

Few days

Spleen, lung, kidney, gastric, heart

Ventilated support, antibiotics

Death

70(1st)

Days 3

 

S, AC, diuretics

Recovery

(2nd)

Few days

 

S, cyclo,AC, aspirin,diuretics, antibiotics

Recovery

(3rd)

Suddenly

 

S, AC, HD, digoxin

 Death

71

Days 7

 

S, AC

 Recovery

72

Day 1

Kidney

S, P, cyclo, AC, GG, ventilated support, inotropics, haemophiltration

Death

73

Days 6

Skin

S, AC, cyclo, antibiotics, amputation

Recovery

74

 

 

S, AC, antibiotics,

Recovery

75

 

 

S, AC, cyclo, antibiotics

Recovery

76

 

 

S, AC, cyclo, antibiotics

Death

77

 

 

S, AC, cyclo, antibiotics

Recovery

78

 

 

S, AC, cyclo, antibiotics

Death

79

 

 

S, AC, cyclo

Recovery

80

 

 

S, AC, cyclo,GG

Recovery

81

 

 

S, AC, cyclo, antibiotics

Recovery

82

Days 2

 

S, AC, cyclo

Recovery

83(1st)

Days 7

 

S, AC, Ventilated support

Recovery

83(2nd)

 

 

S, AC

Recovery

84

Months

Skin

AC

Death

85

< days 8

Gut, pancreas, spleen, adrenal, thyroid, muscles, nerves, lung, heart

S, HD, antibiotics, ventilated support

Death

86

Day 1

Kidney

S, AC

Death

87

Days 5

Kidney

GG, splectomy, HD, ventilated support, antibiotics

Recovery

88

 

Renal & cerebral infarcts

AC

Death

89

 

 

S, P, cyclo, AC, fibrinolytics, HD, amputation

Recovery

90

Day 1

Skin

P, AC

Death

91

Days 3

Uterus, kidney, spleen, adrenal, lung

S, AC,cyclo

Death

92

Days 7

Kidney, lung, myocardium, liver, gallbladder, bone, adrenal

AC

Death

93

Day 1

Kidney, brain, heart, skin

S,cyclo

Death

94

Day1

Lung, pleura, heart, brain, skin

S, P, cyclo, HD

Death

95

Few days

Kidney, heart, lung, spleen

S, agrsive treatment

Detah

96

“Rapid course”

Kidney, spleen, ovaries, brain, lung

S, P, support treatment

Death

97

Day1

 

S, P, AC, cyclo

Recovery

98

Days 2

 

 

Death

99

Days 5

 

S, AC,GG, ventilated support

Death

100

 

 

P, GG

Death

101

Days 3

 

S,cyclo, AC,aspirin, prostacyclin, antibiotics, sipport

Death

102

 

Kidney

S, P, AC,  cyclo, GG, HD, ventilated support

Recovery

103

Suddenly

 

S, AC, HD, nytroglicerine

Death

104

Few days

 

S, AC,GG, diuretics, digoxin

Death

105

 

 

S, AC, antibiotics

Death

106

Suddenly

 

S, AC, aspirin, oxygen

Death

107

Days 6

Brain, cerebellum, lung, pancreas, adrenal, kidney, myocardium, skin, parathyroids.

S, P, AC, GG

Death

108

Day 1

 

S, AC, cyclo, GG, antibiotics

Recovery

109

Day 1

 

S, P, AC, ventilated support

Recovery

110

 

Renal

S, AC, cyclo,GG, nephrectomy, antibiotics

Recovery

111

Day 2

 

AC, fibrinolytics, ventilated support

Recovery

112

Day 1

 

S, AC

Recovery

113

 

 

S, AC, GG

Recovery

114

 

 

AC, defibrotide

Recovery

115

“ Several days”

Gut, kidney

 

Death

116

Day1

Gallbladder

S, AC

Recovery

117

 

adrenal

S

Recovery

118

 

 

S, P, AC, cyclo

Recovery

119

 

 

S, P, AC

Recovery

120

 

 

S, AC

Recovey

121

 

 

S, P, AC

Recovery

122

 

 

S, P AC, cyclo, HD

Death

123

 

 

S, P AC, GG, HD

Death

124

 

 

S, P, AC, cyclo

Recovery

125

 

 

S, AC, cyclo, GG, Prostacyclin

Recovery

126

 

 

S, AC

Death

127

 

 

S, AC, cyclo, HD, P

Death

128

 

 

S, AC

Death

129

 

 

S, AC, cyclo

Death

130

 

 

S, AC

Recovery

131

Day 1

Lung

S, AC, cyclo, support

Death

132

Days 6

 

S ,P, AC,GG,ventilated support, dypiridamole, inotropics

Recovery

133

Days 7

 

S, ,P, AC, GG, ventilated support

Recovery

134

Day 1

 

S, P, AC, GG,HD

Recovery

135

“Suddenly”

 

S, AC

Death

136

“Few days”

Kidney, heart, lung, spleen, brain, skin

S, HD, “aggresive treatment”

Death

137

Day 1

 

S, AC, amputation

Recovery

138

 

Kidney

AC,  HD, diuretics, nitrates, renal replacement

Recovery

139

Day 3

 

S, AC, diuretics

Recovery

140

 Few days

 

AC, antibiotics, diuretics

Recovey

141

 

 

AC

Recovery

142

Days 4

Kidney, skin

S, P, AC, cyclo, HD

Recovery

143

Weeks 2

Myocardium, brain, cerebellum, pancreas, kidney, genitourinary tract

S, P, Cyclo

Death

144

Weeks 6

 

S, P, AC

Recovery

145

 

 

S, P, AC, GG, HD

Death

146

 

 

S, AC, HD

Recovery

147

Day 1

 

AC, fibrynolitics

Recovery

148

Day 1

 

S, AC

Recovery

149

 

 

AC,S, GG, Cyclo, HD, P

Death

150

 

 

S, AC, GG

Recovery

151

 

 

S,AC,Cyclo,

Death

152

 

 

S,AC, P,HD

Death

153

 

 

S,AC,GG

Death

154

 

 

S, AC,GG

Recovery

155

 

 

S,AC,Aspirin

Recovery

156

Months

 

AC, Cyclo, aspirin

Recovery

157

Weehs 4

 

AC, aspirin

Recovery

158

Days 10

 

AC, Debibrotide, Aspirin, dypiridamole

Recovery

159

 

Lung, bladder, pancreas, orbital tissues

S, AC, HD, ventilated support

Death

160

Days 2

 

AC, HD, aspirin, thrombolysis

Recovery

161

 

 

Curettage, support treatment

Recovery

162

 

 

AC

Recovery

163

Days 3

Skin

S, HD, ventilated support

Death

164

Days 4

Brain, kidney, lung, spleen, liver

S, AC, Cyclo

Death

165

Day 1

 

S, AC, Antithrombin III, support treatment

Death

166

Weeks 2

 

S, AC Cyclo

Recovery

167

Weeks 2

Liver, bone marrow

S, P, Cyclo

Recovey

168

 

 

S, AC

Death

169

Days 7

kidney

, S, P, AC, Cyclo, HD, ventilated support

Recovery

170

“Suddenly”

 

S, P, AC, Cyclo, GG, ventilated support

Recovery

171

 

 

S, P, GG

Death

172

 

 

S, AC

Death

173

 

kidney

S, AC, diuretics

Recovery

174

“Few days”

 

AC

Recovery

175

Days 3

 

S

Death

176

 

 

S, AC, Cyclo, GG

Death

177

 

 

AC, S, Cyclo, GG, amputation

Death

178

 

 

S, AC, GG

Death

179

Day 1

 

AC

Recovery

180

Days 12

 

S, AC, Cyclo

Recovery

181

Days 5

 

AC, Amputation

Recovery

182

Day 1

 

AC,HD, antibiotics

Death

183

Days 7

 

S, AC, GG, ventilated support

Recovery

184

Day 1

Skin, kidney

AC, antihypertensives

Recovery

185

Days 4

 

S, AC, ventilated support

Recovery

186

Weeks 2

Brain, heat, lung, gut, liver

S, P, AC,

Recovery

187

8 ± 2

Lun, kidney

S, AC

Death

188

8 ± 2

 

AC

Death

189

8 ± 2

Kidney, liver. Spleen

S, AC

Death

190

8 ± 2

Brain, kidney, liver

S

Death

191

8 ± 2

Brain, adrenal, spleen, skin

S, AC

Death

192

8 ± 2

Brain, adrenal, spleen, skin

AC

Death

193

8 ± 2

Brain, kidney, skin

S, Pentoxifiline, nifedipine

Death

194

8 ± 2

Brain, kidney

AC

Death

195

8 ± 2

Brain, kidney

AC

Death

196

8 ± 2

Gut, kidney

AC

Death

197

8 ± 2

Brain, lung, skin

AC

Death

198

8 ± 2

myocardium

AC

Death

199

Day 1

 

S, P, AC, Cyclo, GG

Recovery

200

Day 1

 

S, P, AC, Cyclo, GG

Recovery

201

 

 

S, P, AC

Recovery

202

 

 

S, P, AC, Cyclo, antibiotics, ventilated support

Recovery

203

“very short period of time”

 

NR

Recovery

204

 

 

S, P, AC, HD

Death

205

Day 5

 

S, AC, immunosupresives, ticlopidine, ventilated support

Recovery

206

 

 

S, P, AC, HD

Recovery

207

Suddenly

Gut, lung

S, AC, GG

Recovery

208

 

 

S, P, AC, Cyclo, GG, thrombolysis

Death

209

 

 

S, AC, Cyclosporine, GG

Mycophenolate mofetil

Death

210

 

 

S, AC

Death

211

 

 

P, AC, Cyclo, GG

Recovery

212

 

 

S, AC, Cyclo

Recovery

213

 

 

S, P, AC, GG, HD

Death

214

 

 

 S, AC

Death

215

 

 

AC

Recovery

216

 

 

 S, AC

Death

217

 

 

S , P, HD

Death

218

 

 

S, AC, Cyclo

Death

219

 

 

AC, prostaglandin

Recovery

220

 

 

AC

Recovery

221 (1st)

Simultaneously

 

S, P, AC

Recovery

         (2nd)

Less than a week

 

S, AC, PE

Recovery

222

Day 1

Renal 

S, Cyclo, P, AC, Dyalisis

Recovery

223

Days 6

 

S, AC, GG, aspirin, azathioprina

Recovery

224

Days 3

 

S, Cyclo, AC, GG, antibioyics.

Death

225

Simultaneously

 

S, P, AC, GG, HD

Recovery

 

Simultaneously

 

S, P, AC

Recovery

226

Suddenly

Bowel, liver

AC

Death

227

Days 5

Bowel

S, P, AC, GG, intestinal resection

Recovery

228

suddenly

Lung

S, GG, ventilated support

Death

229

 

 

S, Cyclo, AC, GG

Death

230

 

Lung

S, Cyclo, AC, aspirin

Death

231

 

 

AC, aspirin

Death

232

 

 

S, P , AC, GG

Recovery

233

 

 

S, P dyalisis, antibiotics, ventilated suport

Death

234

Days 4

 

S, AC, antibiotics.

Recovery

235

Simultaneously

 

S, AC, antibiotics, ventilated support

Recovery

236

Simultaneously

 

S, AC, GG

Recovery

237

Less than a week

 

S, AC, P. HD

Recovery

238

Less than a week

 

P, AC aspirin, HD

Recovery

239

Less than a week

 

S, P, AC, GG, cyclo, ventilated support

Recovery

240

A week

Kidney

S, AC, aspirin, fresh frozen plasma

Recovery

241

Simultaneously

Skin

S, AC,aspirin, HD

Death

242

Simultaneously

Skin, liver

S

Recovery but recurrent CAPS on 17 ocassions

243

Less than a week

Liver

S, AC, rituximab

Recovery

244

Less than a week

Liver, spleen, gallblader

P, AC, aspirin, HD