Antiphospholipid syndrome – a rare cause of stroke in children

Revista Romana de PEDIATRIE | Volumul LXII, Nr. 3, An 2013

ISSN 1454-0398 | e-ISSN 2069-6175
ISSN-L 1454-0398
DOI: 10.37897/RJP

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Raluca Teleanu, Smaranada Niţă and Diana Epure

ABSTRACT

Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disease with multisystemic involvement, caused by antiphospholipid antibodies and characterized by arterial or venous thrombosis involving different organs. The authors aim to discuss the case of a five year child who presented multiple strokes due to a primary antiphospholipid syndrome.

Key words: antiphospholipid syndrome, stroke, child

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