TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Antiphospholipid Syndrome A1 - Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M. A2 - Jameson, J. Larry A2 - Fauci, Anthony S. A2 - Kasper, Dennis L. A2 - Hauser, Stephen L. A2 - Longo, Dan L. A2 - Loscalzo, Joseph PY - 2018 T2 - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e AB - Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoantibody-mediated acquired thrombophilia characterized by recurrent arterial or venous thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity. It affects primarily females. APS may occur alone (primary) or in association with other autoimmune diseases, mainly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (secondary). Catastrophic APS (CAPS) is a life-threatening rapidly progressive thromboembolic disease involving simultaneously three or more organs. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155952564 ER -