Antiphospholipid syndrome and factor V Leiden. Three cases with recurrent venous thrombosis

Joint Bone Spine. 2000;67(2):134-6.

Abstract

Recurrent thrombosis is a common complication of various rheumatic disorders and is part of the definition of antiphospholipid syndrome. We report three cases of recurrent venous thrombosis due not only to antiphospholipid syndrome with a normal activated partial thromboplastin time but also to resistance to activated protein C caused by the factor V Leiden mutation. These three cases confirm that thrombotic disease is frequently multifactorial and suggest that resistance to activated protein C should be looked for routinely in patients with suggestive clinical manifestations, particularly when standard clotting tests are normal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Activated Protein C Resistance / genetics*
  • Adult
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications*
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / genetics*
  • Factor V / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Venous Thrombosis / genetics*

Substances

  • factor V Leiden
  • Factor V