The lung in the spectrum of antiphospholipid syndrome

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2013 May-Jun;31(3):452-7. Epub 2013 Feb 15.

Abstract

Patients with antiphospholipid syndrome may develop various lung manifestations. The lung complications that have been described so far are pulmonary thromboembolic disease, pulmonary hypertension, acute respiratory distress syndrome, primary thrombosis of large and small lung vessels, diffuse alveolar haemorrhage, fibrosing alveolitis and postpartum syndrome. Clinicians should be aware of these conditions as in most of these cases, timely diagnosis and treatment is needed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications*
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
  • Lung Diseases / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / etiology
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
  • Thrombosis / etiology