Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a truly rare cause of multi-organ failure. It is usually not considered as a diagnostic possibility, leading it to be mis-diagnosed as septic or cardiogenic shock. Awareness of this condition and various red flags suggesting its presence might facilitate earlier diagnosis and therapy.
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Josh,
you and Adam did a wonderful job here.
embarrassed to say this is the first i’m learning about this, and retrospectively wonder and think about several patients i’ve seen who may have had this, or some variation of this.
thank you both
tom
Hello,
This is such an amazing article to read
Am really impressed by this blog.
great, very instructional diagram
Hello,
Am so impressed by this article,
Looking for more such articles in the near future.
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Re: “Case reports suggest oral anti-Xa inhibitors may not work well.”
There has been a trial regarding management of APS with Rivaroxaban. (TRAPS study). This has not worked so well as the patients suffered arterial complications despite the Xarelto. This was extrapolated to all other DOAC and thus the oral treatment of choice is still a Vitamin K Antagonist.