ASYMPTOMATIC SUPERIOR VENA-CAVA THROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY-EMBOLISM IN AN ADOLESCENT WITH SLE AND ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES

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KWONG, T
LEONIDAS, JC
ILOWITE, NT
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[1] ALBERT EINSTEIN COLL MED,LONG ISL JEWISH MED CTR,SCHNEIDER CHILDRENS HOSP,DIV PEDIAT RHEUMATOL,NEW HYDE PK,NY 11042
[2] ALBERT EINSTEIN COLL MED,LONG ISL JEWISH MED CTR,SCHNEIDER CHILDRENS HOSP,DIV RADIOL,NEW HYDE PK,NY 11042
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ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES; ANTI-CARDIOLIPID ANTIBODIES; VENA CAVA; THROMBOSIS;
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We report a 14-year-old boy with systemic lupus erythematosus and anticardiolipin antibodies. He developed asymptomatic superior vena cava thrombosis and silent pulmonary embolism. Computed tomographic scan of his chest and abdomen showed features of long standing obstruction secondary to superior vena cava thrombosis. Asymptomatic thrombosis of the major vessels and silent pulmonary emboli are part of the disease spectrum of pediatric antiphospholipid syndrome.
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