ABSTRACT

A rare systemic autoimmune disease which is named as APLAS (Anti Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome) is mainly characterized by blood clots, recurrent miscarriage in pregnancy, thrombocytopenia. Almost 5 people out of 1lakh pregnant woman are affected in India. There are few antibodies which attack their own body protein mistakenly and causes thrombocytopenia, venous or arterial thromboembolism, miscarriage, livedo reticularis. A proper treatment can help the patient to reduce the symptoms. Anticoagulant therapy is used as the standard therapy. This article aimed is to know all about the disease profile and management of APLAS affected pregnant woman. Keywords: APLAS, Cardiolipin antibody, pregnancy, heparin, aspirin
Publication date: 01/04/2025

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.4.8947