Primary antiphospholipid syndrome: a clinical and laboratory study of 20 Egyptian patients

ABSTRACT

A group of 20 primary antiphospholipid syndrome [PAPS] patients was enrolled in this study. They were studied for the presence of any organ complications. The clinical and serological features of these patients were analyzed by standard methods to estimate the incidence of various manifestations and complications in this sample. The study concluded that antiphospholipid syndrome [APS] is more prevalent than expected, and this lack of data is most probably due to either the lack of acquaintance with the disease or the lack of the specific laboratory tests in some clinics