Graves' Disease Associated with Cerebrovascular Disease and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

Thyroid disorders are commonly associated with coagulopathy. Patients with hyperthyroidism have increased risk for developing thromboembolic accidents, which are favoured by a simultaneous presence of antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome. in this paper, we describe the case of a patient with Graves&...

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Autores principales: Khochtali, Ines, Hamza, Nadia, Gassab, Elyes, Baba, Asma, Kacem, Maha, Frih, Mahbouba, Mahjoub, Sylvia
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2939437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20862345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/624152
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Sumario:Thyroid disorders are commonly associated with coagulopathy. Patients with hyperthyroidism have increased risk for developing thromboembolic accidents, which are favoured by a simultaneous presence of antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome. in this paper, we describe the case of a patient with Graves' disease, who developed strokes with antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome.

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