Lupus anticoagulant and leg ulcers associated with ankylosing spondylitis.

Blanchard, B; Lazareth, I; Brossel, C; Saporta, L; Letanoux, M; Priollet, P · J Rheumatol · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a 60-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), hospitalized for leg ulcers. Laboratory investigations revealed the presence of the lupus anticoagulant. We found no such an association by a computer assisted search of the literature published from 1975 to 1989. The relationship between the AS, the lupus anticoagulant and leg ulcers is discussed.

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