Protein S deficiency associated to anti-protein S antibodies in a patient with mixed connective-tissue disease and its reversal by danazol

Acta Haematol. 1993;89(4):206-8. doi: 10.1159/000204525.

Abstract

We describe here a female patient with mixed connective tissue disease, secondary antiphospholipid syndrome, pulmonary hypertension and severe acquired, probably autoimmune, antibody-mediated type I coagulation protein S deficiency (total, free and C4bp-bound). No previous instance of anti-PS antibody-associated PS deficiency had been reported. The patient was treated initially with prednisone, but the protein S levels did not rise until danazol was added, and dropped again after its withdrawal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / immunology
  • Autoantibodies / blood*
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / drug therapy
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / immunology*
  • Danazol / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / immunology
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Protein S / immunology*
  • Protein S Deficiency*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Protein S
  • Danazol
  • Prednisone