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A Rare Rheumatologic Case of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome

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CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 15, Issue 7, Pages -

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SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.41972

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acute renal failure; autoimmune syndromes; corticosteroid treatment; thrombotic microangiopathy (tma); rituximab therapy; lupus anticoagulant; catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (caps); hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (hlh); cmvviremia; hkathiraman@gmail; com

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This case report describes a young female with no prior medical history who developed catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, a rare and severe disease characterized by small vessel occlusions and multi-organ involvement in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies.
A very rare and severe disease catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome is defined by small vessel occlusions resulting in multi-organ involvement in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. This case report presents a case of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a young female without past medical history.

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