Transient Antiphospholipid Syndrome Associated with Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review
Open Access
- 8 December 2014
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Case Reports in Rheumatology
- Vol. 2014 (3), 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/271548
Abstract
Viral infection is known to induce transient autoimmunity in humans. Acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is implicated in occasional thrombosis formation. We here, for the first time, report a 19-year-old female who had an acute CMV infection, leading to a deep venous thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism along with transient appearance of lupus anticoagulant. The pathological role of antiphospholipid antibodies in CMV-mediated thrombosis is discussed.Keywords
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