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Lupus anticoagulants

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Blood clots
Blood clots
Systemic lupus erythematosus rash on the face
Systemic lupus erythematosus rash on the face
Prevention

Awareness of risk factors may allow early diagnosis. Prevention may not be possible.


References

Harris ED, Budd RC, Genovese MC, Firestein GS, Sargent JS, Sledge CB. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 7th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2005.


Review Date: 02/06/2007
Reviewed By: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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