THE "CAPS" REGISTRY-8

CASES

1.Dosekun AK, Pollak VE, Glas-Greenwalt P, Kant KS, Penovich P, Lebron-Berges A, Weiss MA, Levinson JE. Ancrod in systemic lupus erythematosus with thrombosis. Clinical and fibrinolysis effects. Arch Intern Med 1984;144:37-42.

2,3. Ingram SB, Goodnight SH, Bennet RM. An unusual syndrome of a devastating noninflammatory vasculopathy associated with anticardiolipin antibodies: Report of two cases. Arthritis Rheum 1987;30: 1167-71.

4. Brown JH, Doherty CC, Allen DC, Morton P. Fatal cardiac failure due to myocardial microthrombi in systemic lupus erythematosus. BMJ 1988;296:1505.

5. Murphy JJ, Leach IH. Findings at necropsy in the heart of a patient with anticardiolipin syndrome. Br Heart J 1989;62:61-4.

6. Bendom RW, Wilson J, Getahun B, Van der Bel-Khan J. A maternal death due to thrombotic disease associated with anticardiolipin antibody. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1987; 111: 370-373.

7. Ostuni PA, Lazzarin P, Pengo V, Ruffatti A, Schiavon F, Gambari P. Renal artery stenosis and hypertension in a 13 year old girl with antiphospholipid syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis 1990; 49: 184-187.

8,9. Greisman SG, Thayaparan R-S, Godwin TA, Lockshin MD. Occlusive vasculopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus - Association with anticardiolipin antibody. Arch Intern Med 1991; 151: 389-392.

10. Inam S, Sidki K, Al-Marshedy A-R, Judzewitsch R. Addison´s disease, hypertension, renal and hepatic microthrombosis in "primary" antiphospholipid syndrome. Postgrad Med J 1991; 66: 385-388.

11. Pengo V, Biasiolo A, Fior MG, Ruffatti A. Anti-b 2-glycoprotein I antibodies in a patient with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Clin Rheumatol 1995; 14: 646-649.

11. Ruffatti A, De Silvestro G, Ghirardello A, Calligaro A, Del Ross T, Thiene G, Todesco S. A catastrophic antiphosholipid syndrome: the importance of high levels of warfarin anticoagulation. J Int Med 1994; 235: 81-83.

12. Egan RM, Munn RK. Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome presenting with multiple thromboses and sites of avascular necrosis. J Rheumatol 1994; 21: 2376-2379.

13. Pérez RE, McClendon JR, Lie JT. Primary antiphospholipid syndrome with multiorgan arterial and venous thromboses. J Rheumatol 1992; 19: 1289-1292.

14. Falcini F, Taccetti G, Ermini M, Trapani S, Cerinic MM. Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 1997; 24: 389-392.

15. Cacoub P, Wechsler B, Piette JC, Beaufils H, Herreman G, Bletry O, Godeau P. Malignant hypertension in aniphospholipid syndrome without overt lupus nephritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1993; 11: 479-485.

16. Kennedy M, Jackson J, Khan I, Keeling PWN, Gaffney E. Catastrophic anti-phospholipid syndrome in the absence of IG anti-cardiolipin antibodies. Scand J Rheumatol 1995; 24: 389-392.

17. Mazzucchelli R, Barbadillo C, Youssef H, Bernaldo de Quirós L, Mulero J, Andreu-Sánchez JL. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAS): a rare manifestation of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1993; 11: 653-657.

18. Pettelot G, Benfadhel K, Kaidomar M, Ichal C, Grimaud D. Syndrome gravissime des antiphospholipides. Press Med ; 1994;23: 1401

19. Voisin L, Derumeaux G, Borg JY, Mejjad O, Vittecoq O, Tayod J, Thomine E, Tron F Le Loët X. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome with fatal course in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 1995; 22: 1586-1588.

20. Ghosh S, Walters HD, Joist JH, Osborn TG, Moore TL. Adult respiratory distress syndrome associated with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. J Rheumatol 1993; 20: 1406-1408.

21. Neuwelt CM, Daikh DI, Linfoot JA, Pfister DA, Young RG, Webb RL, London SS, Asherson RA. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Response to repeated plasmapheresis over three years. Arthritis Rheum 1997; 40: 1534-1539.

22. Hochfeld M, Druzin ML, Maia D, Wright J, Lambert RE, McGuire J. Pregnancy complicated by primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Obstet Gynecol 1994; 83: 804-805.

23. Lie JT, Kobayashi S, Tokano Y, Hashimoto H. Systemic and cerebral vasculitis coexisting with disseminated coagulopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus associated with antiphospholipid syndrome. J Rheumatol 1995; 22: 2173-2176.

24. Wang C-R, Hsieh H-C, Lee G-L, Chuang C-Y, Chen C-Y. Pancreatitis related to antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 1992; 19: 1123-1125.

25. Dessailloud R, Papo T, Vaneecloo S, Gamblin C, Vanhille P, Piette JC. Acalculous ischemic gallbladder necrosis in the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Arthritis Rheum 1998;41:1318-1320.

26. Cacoub P, Wechsler B, Piette JC, Beaufils H, Herreman G, Bletry O, Godeau P. Malignant hypertension in antiphospholipid syndrome without overt lupus nephritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1993; 11: 479-485.

27. Cohen MG, Lui SF. Multiple complications of the antiphospholipid syndrome with apparent response to aspirin therapy. J Rheumatol 1992; 19: 803-806.

28.Arenas MD, Rivera F, Albero MD, Torralba J, Franco A, Marco P, Olivares J. Síndrome antifosfolípido primario devastador e insuficiencia renal aguda. Nefrología 1995; 15: 375-378.

29. Cappell MS. Esophageal necrosis and perforation associated with the anticardiolipin antibody syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol 1994; 89: 1241-1245.

30. Asherson RA, Mackworth-Young CG, Harris EN, Gharavi AE, Hughes GRV. Multiple venous and arterial thromboses associated with the lupus anticoagulant and antibodies to cardiolipin in the absence of SLE. Rheumatol Int 1985; 5: 91-93.

31. Kupferminc MJ, Lee M-J, Green D, Peaceman AM. Severe postpartum pulmonary, cardiac, and renal syndrome associated with antiphospholipid antibodies. Obstet Gynecol 1994; 83: 806-807.

32. Denes AE. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) associated thrombosis: Rapid response to plasmapheresis. Thrombosis Haemostas 1993; 69: 596.

33. Bird AG, Lendrum R, Asherson RA, Hughes GRV. Disseminated intravascular coagulation, antiphospholipid antibodies, and ischaemic necrosis of estremities. Ann Rheum Dis 1987; 46: 251-255.

34,35. Boerma C, Derksen R, van der Wiel B. An acute multiorgan thrombotic disorder associated with antiphospholipid antibodies: Two "catastrophic" cases. Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 568-570.

36. Gutiérrez M, Rosenberg HG, Massardo L, Valdivieso A, Jacobelli S. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome and crescentic glomerulonephritis: A clinicopathologic case (abstract). Lupus 1996; 5: 526.

37. Thomas P, Lebrun C, Mahagne MH, Desnuelles C, Chatel M. Encéphalopathie ischémique au cours d´un syndrome primaire des anticorps antiphospholipides. Rev Neurol (Paris) 1993; 149: 336-339.

38. Vivaldi P, Andreotti C, Mazzon C, Pedrazzoli M. A "primitive" catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Haematologica 1994; 79: 173-176.

39. Peddi VR, Kant KS. Catastrophic secondary antiphospholipid syndrome with concomitant antithrombin III deficiency. J Am Soc Nephrol 1995; 5: 1882-1887.

40. Lacueva J, Enríquez R, Cabezuelo JB, Arenas MD, Teruel A, González C. Acute renal failure as first clinical manifestation of the primary antiphospholipid syndrome. Nephron 1993; 64: 479-480.

41. Díaz Coto JF, Barahona R. Síndrome catastrófico antifosfolípido. Presentación de un caso. Rev Clin Esp 1995; 195: 29-30.

42,43,44,45. Levy RA, Gadelha TB, Cerqueira M, Pulcheri W. Síndrome do anticorpo antifosfolipídeo catastrófica: relato de 4 casos. F Med (BR) (in press).

46,47,48,49,50.Asherson RA, Cervera R, Piette JC, Font J, Lie JT, Burcoglu A, Lim K, Muñoz-Rodríguez FJ, Levy RA, Boué F, Rossert J, Ingelmo M. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: Clinical and laboratory features of 50 patients. Medicine (Baltimore) 1998; 77: 195-207).

51.Scully RE, Mark EJ, Mc Neely WF, Mc Neely BU. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 11-1990.N Engl J Med 322: 754-769,1990.

52.Stinson J, Tomkin G, Mc Donald G, Jackson F, Harrison M, Murray A, Feighery C, Jackson J. Recurrent disseminated intravascular coagulation and fulminant intrahepatic thrombosis in a patient with the antiphospholipid syndrome. Am J Hematolo 35: 281-282, 1990.

53. Kane D, Mc Sweeney F, Swan N, Bresnihan B. Catastrophic anthiphospholipid syndrome in primary systemic sclerosis. J Rheumatol 25: 810-812, 1998.

54. Chinnery PF, Shaw PJ, Ince PG, Jackson GH, Bishop IR. Fulminant encephalopathy due to catastrophic primary antiphospholipid syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 62: 300-301, 1997.

55. Abinader A, Hanly AJ, Lozada CJ. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome associated with beta-2-glycoprotein I IgA. Rheumatology 38: 84-85, 1999.

56. Rey J, Granel B, Disdier P, Morange P, Piquet P, Serratice J, de Roux C, Juhan-Vague I, Weiller PJ. Catastrophic arterial reactivity during primary antiphospholipid syndrome. Angiology 50: 761-764,1999

57. Barak N, Orion Y, Cordoba M, Mckori YA. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome triggered by trauma. J Rheumatol 26: 1835-1836, 1999.

58. Hayem G, Kassis N, Nicaise P, Bouvet P, Andremont A, Labarre C, Kahn M.F, Meyer O. Systemic lupus erythematosus-associated catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome occurring after typhoid fever. A possible role of Salmonella lipopolysaccharide in the occurrence of diffuse vasculophaty-coagulopathy. Arthritis Rheum 42: 1056-1061,1999.

59. Spyropoulos AC. Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava and extensive bone necrosis associated with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. J Clinic Rheumatol 5: 279-284,1999.

60. Moore J, Ma DD, Concannon A. Non- malignant bone marrow necrosis: A report of two cases. Pathology 30: 3 18-320, 1998.

61.Schaar CG, Ronday KH, Boets EPM, Van der Lubbe PAHM, Breedveld FC. Catastrophic manifestation of the antiphospholipid syndrome. J Rheumatol 26: 2261-2264, 1999.

62. Maddison PJ, Thorpe C, Seale JRC, Ahmed W, Whiteley GS. Grand rounds from international lupus centres: " Catastrophic" antiphospholipid syndrome. Lupus 9: 484-488, 2000.

63,64. Amital H, Levy Y, Davidson C, Lundberg I, Harju A, Kosach Y, Asherson RA, Shoenfeld Y. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: Remission following leg amputation in 2 cases. Semin Arthritis Rheum 31: 127-132, 2001.

65,66,67.Kitchens CS. Thrombotic storm: When thrombosis begets thrombosis. Am J Med 104: 381-385, 1998.

68,69. Grinberg AR, Heller PG, Correa G, Sarano JF, Molinas FC, Nicastro MA, Alvarez CL. Sindrome antifosfolipidocatastrófico: Comunicación de dos formas de presentación. Medicina (Buenos Aires) 59: 743-746, 1999.

70. Undas A, Swadzba J, Undas R, Musial J. (Three episodes of acute multiorgan failure in a woman with secundary antiphospholipid syndrome. Pol Arch Med Wewn 100: 556-560, 1998.

71. Saji M, Nakajima A, Sendo W, Tanaka M, Koseki Y, Ichikawa N, Taniwuchi A, Akama H, Harigai M, Terai C, Hara M, Kamatani M. Antiphospholipid syndrome with complete abdominal aorta occlusion and chondritis. Mod Rheumatol (in press).

72. Weidermann FJ, Mayr A, Schobersberger W, Knotzer H, Sepp N, Rieger M, Hasibeder W, Mutz N. Acute respiratory failure associated with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. J Intern Med 247: 723-730, 2000.

73. Jou IM, Liu MF, Chao S-C. Widespread cutaneous necrosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome. Clin Rheumatol 15: 394-398, 1996.

74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81 Rojas-Rodriguez J, García-Carrasco M, Ramos- Casals M, Enriquez-Coronel G, Colchero C, Cervera R, Font J. Cathastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: Clinical description and triggering factors in 8  patients. J Rheumatol 27: 238-240,2000.

82. Wislowska M. Successful treatment of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a pregnant woman. Clin Exp Rheumatol 17: 261, 1999.

83. Cerveny KC, Sawitzke AD. Relapsing catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: A mimic for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura? Lupus 8: 477- 481, 1999

84. Storek J, Shin YK, Adcox MJ, Newlin F. Antiphospholipid syndrome: A case demonstrating diagnostic challenge. Am J Hematol 35: 281-282, 1990.

85. Cisternas M, Gutierrez MA; Rosenberg H, Jara A, Jacobelli S. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis: A clinicopathologic case. Clin Exp Rheumatol 18: 252-254, 2000.

86. Yahamoto T, Ito M, Nagata S, Suzuki H, Togawa A, Nagase M, Hishida A. Catastrophic exacerbation of the antiphospholipid syndrome after a lung adenocarcinoma biopsy. J Rheumatol 27: 2035-2037, 2000.

87.Scully RE, Mark EJ, McNeely WF, Ebeling SH, Ellender SM. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. N Engl J Med 340: 1900-1908, 1999.

88. Piette JC, Amoura Z, Foucher- Lavergne A. " Catastrophic" diagnosis of the antiphospholipid syndrome. Ann Intern Med131: 798-799, 1999.

89,90. Flamholz R, Tran T, Grad GI, Mauer AM, Olapade OI, Ellman MH; Mc Kinsey JF, Jeon H-R, Baron JM, Baron BW. Therapeutic plasma exchange for the acute management of the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: ß2- glycoprotein I antibodies as a marker of response to therapy. J Clin Apheresis 14: 171-176, 1999.

91. Zoli A, D´Agostino MA, Pompa A, Altomonte L, Mirone L, Magaro A. Failure of aggressive anti-coagulant therapy in catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol 18: 113, 2000.

92. Queralt C, Vidal N. Conferencia clinicopatológica MIR: Caso 89, 2000. Med Cli (Barc) 114: 631-636, 2000.

93,94,95. Sipek-Dolnicar A, Hojnik M, Rozman B, Vizjak A, Ferluga D. Small vessel thrombosis without major thrombotic events in systemic lupus erytematosus patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. Wien Klin Wochensschr 112: 707-710, 2000.

96. Soltesz P, Szekanecz Z, Vegh J, Lakos G, Toth L, Szakall S, Veres K, Szegedi G. Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome vin a cancer patient. Orv Hetil 140: 2917- 2920, 1999.

97. Miyamae T, Imagawa T, Ito S, Katakura S, Mori M, Ibe M, Mitsuda T, Aihara Y, Nakanishi S, Kohri T, Yokota S. Effective combination therapy of plasma exchange and subsequent cyclophosphamide pulses for catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: A case report. Ryumachi 39: 591-597, 1999

98. Yoshida J, Iwai T, Mayumi T, Ekimura M, Ikeda S, Matsuo K, Akao M. A patient operated for occlusion of the superior mesenterc artery. Nippon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 100: 228-230, 1999.

99. Weiser M, Pohla-Gubo G. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome post-partum un a hitherto nearly asyntomatic patient. Scand J Clin Lab Invest ( in press), 2001.

100. Sinha J, Chowdry T, Sedan S, Barland P. Bone marrow necrosis in a patient with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome.J. Rheumatol 29:195-197, 2002.

101-130.Asherson R  et al. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Clues to the pathogenesis from a series of 80 patients. Medicine 80: 355-377,2001.

131.Zoli A, D`agostino MA, Pompa A, Altomonte L, Mirone L Magaró A. Failure of aggresive anticoagulant in catastrophic antiphopholipid syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumat 18: 133, 2000.

132.Personal communication.

133. Zakinthinos E, Vassilakopoulos T, Kontogianni D, Roussos C, Zakinthinos SG. A role for transoesophageal echocardiography in the early diagnosis of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. J Intern Med 248: 519-524, 2000.

134. Mahmoud. Personal communication

135. Ji- Eun Chang, Jisoo Lee, Young-Joo Cho, Mi-Yeon Kim, Yeon-Joo Rheu, Young-Woo Kim. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome precipitated by bowel surgery.Personal communication.

136. Šipek Alenka. Personal communication

137. Ochoa LM, Gimenez MJ, Fuentes O, Caparrós R. Proctocolectomía por colitis ulcerosa asociada a síndrome catastrófico antifosfolípido. Cir Esp 1999;65:244-247.

138-140. Adhiyaman V, Donepudi R, Douglas F, Kumwenda MJ. Antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as cardiac failure.QJM 94: 504-6, 2001.

141. Erkan D, Leibowitz E, Berman J, Lockshin D. Perioperative medical management of anthiphospholipid syndrome: Hospital for special surgery experience, review of literature and recommendations.J Rheumatol 29: 843-9, 2002.

142. Scully R, Mark E, Mc Neely W, Shepard JA, Ereling S, Ellender S, Peters C. case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. NEJM 344: 1152-1158, 2001.

143. Musio F, Bohen E, Yuan CM, Welch PG. Review of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 28: 1-19, 1998.

144. Saïkali N, Dubost JJ, Durif F, Dordain G. Syndrome catastrophique des anticorps antiphospholipides révélé par un accident vasculaire cérébral: un cas. Rev Neurol 157: 1424-1426, 2001. 

145. Jacek Musial, M.D.Professor of Medicine, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Skawińska 8,  31-066 Krakow, Poland. Tel. and fax: (+48-12) 430-53-14, Fax:(+48-12) 430-52-03; E-mail: mmmusia@kinga.cyf-kr.edu.pl

146. Bernardino Roca, MD. Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General de Castelló, Av. de Benicàssim, s/n, 12004-Castelló, Spain. Phone: 34.964.211000 (Ext. 1531, 1313); Fax: 34.964.252345; e-mail: brocav@terra.es

147. Hiroyuki Okura, Miyo Tomon, Shoji Nishiyama, Tadashi Yoshikawa.Patent foramen ovale and "catastrophic" antiphospholipid syndrome. Intern med 39(1): 83,2000.

148. Mandal B, Rathore S, Douglas AF. Catastrophic antiphosphoplipid syndrome presenting as dilated cardiomyophathy with bilateral branch retinal artery thrombosis. Int J Clin Pract 54(8): 550-551, 2000.

149. Mizuno R, Fujimoto S, Fujimoto T, Nishino T, Shiiki H, Hashimoto Nakamura S, Dohi K. catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus: an autopsy case report of young woman. Intern med 39(10): 856-859, 2000.

150. Ricard Cervera, MD. Department of Autoinmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170. 08036- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Phone/Fax: 34.93.227.57.74; e-mail: RCERVERA @clinic.ub.es

151-152-153. Maria Tektonidou, Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, National University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias st. 114 27 Athens, Greece. Phone: 30.10.7771163; Fax: 30 10 7462664; e-mail: balts@otenet.gr

154-155. Jean-Jacques Boffa, Dpt. of Nephrology, Hôpital Tenon, 3 rue de Chine, 75020 Paris, France, jeanjacquesboffayahoo.fr

156-157. Langer F, Eifrig B, Marx G, Store A et al. Exacerbation of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome alter treatment of localizad cancer: reporto f two cases. Ann Hematol 2002;81:727-731

158. Burcoglu-O’ral A, Erkan D, Asherson R. Treatment of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome with defibrotide, a proponed vascular endotelial cell modulator. J Rheumatol 2002;29:2006-2011.

159. Vaphiades MS, Broca W, Brown HH, Petursson G, Wesfall CT. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome manifestating as an orbital ischemic syndrome.

160. Chitalia VC, Kolhe N, Kothari J, Fernández A. Acute renal failure in a renal transplant donor due to priamry antiphospholipid syndrome. Am J Nephrol 2001;21:55-57.

161. Koo EJ, RHa JH, Lee BI, Kim MO, Ha Ck. A case of cerebral infarct in combined antiphospholipid antibody and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. J Korean Med Sci 2002;17:574-576.

162. Fried M, Ganse WV, Avermaet SV. Mesenterio vein trombosis by blunt abdominal trauma in a patient with the primary antiphospholipid syndrome. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002;14:697-700.

163. Ihle BU, Oziemski P. Multi-organ failure secondary to catastrophic anti-phospholipid syndrome. Anaesth Intensive Care 2002;30:82-85.

164. González G, Gamboa J, Carreño R, Maldonado R. Síndrome antifosfolipido catastrófico. Reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura. XXX Congreso mexicano de Reumatología. 49:C-60.

165. Lee J, Chang JE, Cho YJ, Kim MY, Rheu YJ et al Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome precipitated by bowel surgery. Scan J Rheumatol 2002;31:110-111.

166. Famularo G, Antonelli S, Barracchini A, Menichelli M, Nicotra GC, Minisola G. Catastrophic antiphospholipid síndrome in a patient with Behçet syndrome. Scand J Rheumatol 2002;31:100-102

167. Thuerl C, Altehoefer C, Spyridonidis A, Laubenberger J. Imaging findings in the rare catastrophic variant of the primary antiphospholipid syndrome. Europ Radiology 2001.

168. Katsuoka H, Mimori Y, Kohriyama T, Higaki M, Mitsuoka T et al. An autopsy case of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome presenting with recurrent multiple cerebral infarction associated with lung cancer. No To Shinkei 2000;52:64-9

169. Gomez-Puerta J, Gil V, Cervera R . "Catastrophic" antiphospholipid syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc 2003;78:519.

170. Preiff R, Constantes J, Mayet T, Skopinski S, Barcaat D, Guerin V, Conri C. Syndrome "catastrophique" des anticorps antiphospholipides: un nouveau cas d’ evolution favorable. Rev Med Interne 2001;22:590-591.

171.. Tuleja E, Twardowska M, Krolikowski W, Szczeklil A, Musial J. Intraalveolar hemorrhage as a cause of acute respiratory failure in catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Pol Arch Med Wewn 2001;106:951-954.

172. Gómez-Puerta JA, Martín H, Amigo MC, Aguirre MA, Camps MT, Cuadrado MJ , Khamashta MA, Hughes G. R.V. Long-term follow-up in 128 patients with Primary Antiphosphoplipid Syndrome (PAPS). Do they develop Lupus? Arthritis  Rheum 2001;44: S146 (Abstract).

173-174. Lauwerys BR, Lambert M, Vanoverschelde JL, Cosyns JP, Houssiau FA. Myocardial microangiopathy associated with antiphospholipid antibodies. Lupus 2001;10:123-125.

175. Joab Chapman. Personal communication

176-178. Ljudmila Stojanovich. Personal communication. Clinical-Hospital Center "Bezhanijska Kosa", Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

179. M. Ehrenfeld, Bar-Natan M, Sidi Y, Schwartz E. Antiphospholipid antibodies associate with severe malaria infection.Lupus 2002 11 (9); 611.

180. Pons M, Mendibil M, Arsich A, Rojas I, Kuhlmann T, Carranza D. Lupus eritematoso sistémico y síndrome antifosfolipídico. Arch Argent Pediatr 2001;99:354-359.

181. Veloso MP. Personal communication. Servicio de Reumatología do Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho.

182. Pulgar G, Cañadas R, Alvarado J, Hani A, Rodriguez A, Sanmiguel C. Isquemia mesentérica: caso clínico y revisión de la literatura. Rev Colombiana Gastroenterología 1998;13:190.

183. Camera A, Rocco S, De lucia D, Constantini S, Lucania A, Servillo G et al. Reversible adult respiratory distress in primary antiphospholipid syndrome. Haematologica 2000;85:208-210.

184. Nochy D, Daugas E, Hill G, Grünfeld JP. Antiphospholipid syndrome nephropathy. J Nephrol 2002;15:446-461.

185. Ameh JI, Choski MT, Mumir A, Ashley I, Rosner F. Catastrophic primary antiphospholipid syndrome. Hospital Physician july 2001:49-52.

186. Flores D, Galarza DA, Esquivel JA, Garza M. Carcinoma epitelial metastásico a médula ósea con primario desconocido asociado a manifestaciones clínicas de síndrome antifosfolípido. Presentación de un caso clínico. Rev Mex de Reumat 2001;16:349-353.

187-198. Barile-Fabris L, Olguín L, Becerra M. Hallazgos de autopsia en 12 casos de síndrome antifosfolípido catastrófico: afección neurológica como factor de mal pronóstico. XXIX Congreso mexicano de Reumatología 69:C-106.

199-200. Roldan R, Perez-Guijo V, Anton M, Castro C, Collantes E. Two new cases of catastrophic APS in pediatric patients. Lupus 2002;11: 618.

201. Sinico Renato. Personal communication.

202. Koschmieder S, Miesbach W, Fauth F, Bojunga J, Scharrer I, Brodt HR. Antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) ocurring despite anticoagulation. A case report. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2003; 14: 395-399.

203. Kontogianni DD, Zakynthinos EG, Paramythiotoy EE, Nastatoy AP, Danil ZD et al. Cardiovascular manifestations in catastrophic antiphsopholipid syndrome. Hellenic J of Cardiol (Athens) 2001;42:56-61.

204. Matsuda J, Sanaka T, Golchi K, Matsui K, Uchida S et al. Ocurrence of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient with antiphospholipid antibodies in association with decreased activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease. Lupus 2002;11:463-464.

205. Villamil A, Sorkin E, Basta MC, Mysler E, Macias S, Pekolj J, Ciardullo M, Eleta F, de Santibanes E, Allievi A, Gadano A Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome complicating orthotopic liver transplantation. Lupus 2003;12:140-3.

206. Moll S, Kudrik FJ, Thomas DB.  Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Am J Hematol  2003;72:278-9.

207. Jurgensen JS, Kettritz R, Schneider W, Koop H, Hildebrand TS, Frei U, Eckardt KU. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome masquerading as ischaemic colitis.  Rheumatol Int  2003;23:204-6.

208. Espiritu JD, Creer MH, Miklos AZ, Bajaj MS.  Fatal tumor thrombosis due to an inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc 2002 ;77:595-9.

209-210. Amital H, Levy Y, Langevitz A, Rubinow A, Shoenfeld Y. Leg amputation- possible therapeutic role in catastrophic anti-phospholipid syndrome (CAPS)?. Lupus 2002,11(9):554 (Abstract)

211-213. Praprotnik Sonia.  Personal communication.  University Clinical Center. Department of Rheumatology, Ljubljana, Slovenia

214. Ogawa J, Koike R, Sugihara T, Hagiyama H, Nishio J, Kohsaka H, Kubota T, Kawachi H, Kasahara I, Miyasaka N. An autopsied case of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection complicated in systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi  2002;25:458-65.

 

215. Aranguren A, Perez-Salazar M, Paramo JA, Zozaya J, Rocha E. Antiphospholipid antibodies, portal and mesenteric thrombosis and carcinoid tumor: a case report. Thromb Haemost  2001;86:1334.

 

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217.  Keung YK, Cobos E, Meyerrose GE, Roberson GH.  Progressive thrombosis after treatment of diffuse large cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and concomitant lupus anticoagulant. Leuk Lymphoma 1996 ;20:341-5

 

218. Lago H, Grinberg A.  Lineal scleroderma, spontaneous abortion and hemiplegia; pulmonary hemorrhage, antiphospholipid antibodies and angiocentric lymphoma. Medicina (B Aires)1998;58:67-77.

 

219. Messiaen T, Lefebvre C, Lambert M. Case report: thoracic aorta thrombus with systemic embolization: a rare paraneoplastic antiphospholipid syndrome? Am J Med Sci  1996;312:303-5.

 

220. Onida P, Tresoldi M, Rugarli C. Anti-phospholipid-antibody syndrome associated with peripheral T-cell lymphoma.
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221. Espinosa G, Bucciarelli S, Cervera R, Lozano M, Revetrer J-C, de la Red G, Ingelmo M, Font J, Asherson R.Thrombotic mivroangiopathic haemolytic and antophospholipid antibodies. Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63:730-736

 

222. Personal communication

 

223. Bucciarelli S, Cervera R, Martinez M, Latorre J, Font J. Susac`s syndrome or catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome?. Lupus 2004 ; 13 :607-608.

 

224. Submitted

 

225. Mahmoud. Personal communication.

 

226 Submitted

 

227. Submitted

 

228. Submitted

 

229-230-231. Ljudmila Stojanovich. Clinical Center “Bezhanijska Kosa” . Bezhanijski Put bb, 11080, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Phone: (+381-11) 601-322 Fax: ( +381-11) 606-520 Email: Ljudmi@Eunet.yu. Personal communication.

 

232. Miesbach W, Sharrer I, Asherson R. Recurrent life-threatening thromboembolism and catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a patient despite sufficient oral anticoagulation. Clin Rheumatol 2004; 23: 256-261

 

233. Traub B. Personal communication.

 

234. Roger Levy. Personal communication

 

235-236. Submitted.

237. Ricard Cervera, MD. Department of Autoinmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170. 08036- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Phone/Fax: 34.93.227.57.74; e-mail: RCERVERA @clinic.ub.es

238. Daryl Tan. Department of haematology. Singapure General Hospital. Personal communication. E-mail : daryl.tanª singhealth.com.sg

239. Pablo Castro G, Reinaldo Venegas A, Patricia Fardella B, Osvaldo Perez P, Roberto Jalil M, Miguel A Gutierrez. Catastrophic antiiohospholipid  síndrome and acute Herat failure. Report of one case. Rev Med Chile 2003; 131: 1037-1041.

 

240. P. Ortiz, A. Castro, M. Vallés, E. Coll, M. Casas, J.M. Mauri. Catastrophic antiphospholipid síndrome in the inmediate puerperium. Nefrología 2003; 23: 459-462

 

241. M. Roux, M. Fabre, J. Ninet. Systemic erythematosus and/or relapsing polycondritis with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. La revue de médicine interne 2004 ; 25 : 74-77

 

242. Adam Gordon, Catriona A McLean, Peter Ryan, Stuart K Roberts. Steroid-responsive catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004; 19(4): 479-80

 

243. S. Ehresmann, D. Arkfeld, S. Shinada, S: K: Metyas, H. Liebman. A novel therapeutic approach for catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) when conventional therapy with anticoagulant and steroids were unsuccessful. Ann Rheum Dis 2004 (supl. 1) : Abstract no. FR10278

 

244. Daryl Tan. MBBS, MRCP (UK). Department of haematology, Singapore General hospital. Personal communication

 

245. Marie Clark Boffa. Personal communication.

 

246. de Larrañaga, G, Remondino G, Forastiero R, Cunto E, Narbaitz A, Zala N, San Juan J. Catastrophic antiphospholipid ayndrome and Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: the first case reported. Lupus 1005; 14: 967-969.

 

247. Personal communication.

 

248.Resat Ozaras, Ali Mert, Mehmet Halit Yilmaz, Hayat kumbasar, Fehmi Tabac, Recep Ozturk. Liver involvement in catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Internal medicine 2004; 43 (4): 346-347

 

249. nilgun Erten, Bulent Saka, M Akif Karan, Yesim Parman, Berrin Umman, Cemil Tascioglu. Catasrtophic secondary antiophospholipid syndrome with peripheral nervous system involvemernt: a case report. Acta M ed. Okayama 2004; 58 (2):107-110.

 

250. Tristano AG.Acute transverse myelitis as part of the catastrophic antiphospholipid síndrome in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient. . Neurología 2004; 19 (10): 774-775.

 

251. Koenig M, Roy M, Baccot S, Cuilleron M, de Filippis JP, Cathebras P. Thrombotic microangiopathic with liver, gut and bone infarction (catastrophic antiphospholipid síndrome9 associated with HELLP síndrome. Clin Rheumatol. 2004

 

252. Ozaki M, Ogata M, Yokoyama T, Kawasaki T, Shigematsu A, Sata T. Prevention of thrombosis with prostaglandin E1 in a patient with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Can J Anaesth. 2005; 52 (2): 143-147

 

253 Tsirpanlis G, Moustakas G, Sakka E, Triantafyllis G, Sotsiou f, Liapis H, Ziroyannis P. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a 14 years old child. Pediatric Nephrol. 2005; 20 (4): 519-521.

 

254. Kasamon KM, Drachenberg CI, Rapoprt AP, Brados A. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: atypical presentation in the setting of Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease: case report and review of the literature. Haematological 2005; 90:

 

255. Lai S, Walker DH, Elghetany MY. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: A rare cause of disseminated microvascular thrombotic injury- a case report pathological and molecular correlative studies. Pathol Int. 2005; 55(3):144-9

 

256. Ricard Cervera, MD. Department of Autoinmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170. 08036- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Phone/Fax: 34.93.227.57.74; e-mail: RCERVERA @clinic.ub.es229-

 

257-260. Ljudmila Stojanovich. Clinical Center “Bezhanijska Kosa” . Bezhanijski Put bb, 11080, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Phone: (+381-11) 601-322 Fax: ( +381-11) 606-520 Email: Ljudmi@Eunet.yu. Personal communication.

 

261.Panagiota Boura, Savas Papadopoulous, Konstantinos T sekios, Panaotis Skendros, Olga Dioritou, Georgios Salamis, Pantelis Makris and Nikolaos Nefkos. Intracerebral hemorraghe in a patient wit SE and catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS): report of a case.

 

262. Jyoti Sharma, Srilekha Karthik, Subba Rao, Kishore Phadke, JulianCastra and Isha Garg. Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Pediatric Nephrologic.

 

263. Alexander Makatsaria. The department of obstetrics and gynecology of Moscow medical Academy, Russia. Personal communication

 

264. Daniel Castro. Danielcastro@yahoo.com.br. Personal communication

265. María Ruano. marua26@hotmail.com. Valencia. España. Personal communication.

266. Piccillo G, Musco A, Mancuso ME, Mondat E. A catastrophic case of skin gangrene. Ann Ital Med Int 2005; 20: 51-53.

267. Chauvet E, Canet S, Huchard G, Piette JC, Vela C. catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome after ovulation induction. Rev Med Interne. 2005; 26: 956-9

268. Coward, LJ, Kullmann DM, Hirsch NP, Howard RS, Lucas SB. Catastrophic primary syndrome presenting as status epilepticus. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005 ; 76 : 1607-1608

 

269. Yotsueda H, Tsuruya K, Tokumoto M, Hirakata H, Iida M. catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome following initiation of hemodialysis. Cli Exp Nephrol. 2005; 9: 335-9

 

270-271. Navarrte N, Macías P, Jaén F, Hidalgo C, Cáliz R, Jiménez Alenso J. Two cases of catastrophic antiphospholipid síndrome. Lupus 2005; 14: 907-909.

 

272-273. Allievi, Alberto MD. Head, Department of Internal Medicine and Autoinmne Diseases Unit. Hospital Fernandez.. Buenos Aires. Argentina. aallievi@arnet.com.ar. Personal communication.

 

274. Personal communication.

 

275. Serelis J, Tektonidou MG and Skopouli FN. A case with epilepsy, cognitive impairment, renal microangiopathy and high titrs of anticentromere and anticardiolipin antibodies. Lupus 2005; 14: 625-628.

 

276. Personal communication.

277. Ricard Cervera, MD. Department of Autoinmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170. 08036- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Phone/Fax: 34.93.227.57.74; e-mail: RCERVERA @clinic.ub.es

278. Whitney You. Department Obstetrics and Ginecology. National Naval Medical Center. Bethesda, Maryland. WBYou@Bethesda.med.navy.mil Personnal communication.

279. Khamastha, Munther. muntherkhamastha@kcl.ac.uk Personnal communication.

280. Park JM, Shin JI, Shin HS, Kim DS, Lee JS, Kim MJ, Lee SK,  Lee DY. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a 7-years-old girl. Clin Rheumol 2006; online.

281. Solomon Menahem. Personnal communication. Department Renal Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Australia.

282. Janet Yinh. Personnal Communication. Tufts-New England Medical Centre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.