This case report highlights multiple vascular occlusions in a young woman with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, indicating severe implications for patient outcomes.
Catatrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS), a rare variant of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), is associated with rapid multiorgan failure. While APS is associated with single medium-to-large blood vessel occlusions, CAPS is most often associated with several, concurrent vascular occlusions of small vessels, commonly of the kidneys, heart, skin and brain. We present a case of a 21-year-old female patient with a history of immune thrombocytopenia purpura and APS, who eventually developed concurrent cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, diffuse alveolar haemorrhage, renal thrombotic microangiopathy, and a necrotic, vasculitic wound on her forearm. Despite hospitalisation and treatment, her condition worsened and the patient eventually died after succumbing to suspected CAPS.
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