Multiple Arterial Thrombosis Related with Cantharidin Ingestion

Inherited and/or acquired thrombophilic defects can result in venous or arterial thrombosis. This case report describes arterial thrombotic episodes triggered by the ingestion of an aphrodisiac remedy containing cantharidin in a 46-year-old female patient later discovered to be heterozygous for prot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Narli Ozdemir, Zehra, Sahin, Ugur, Civriz Bozdag, Sinem, Ilhan, Osman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29670778
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8159093
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Sumario:Inherited and/or acquired thrombophilic defects can result in venous or arterial thrombosis. This case report describes arterial thrombotic episodes triggered by the ingestion of an aphrodisiac remedy containing cantharidin in a 46-year-old female patient later discovered to be heterozygous for prothrombin G20210A mutation and seropositive for anti-β2 glycoprotein-I (anti-β2-GPI) antibodies of IgA isotype.

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