Primary antiphospholipid syndrome in a male presents with acute digital ischemia: Dramatic response to glucocorticoid

Tanvir Ahammed; Mohammad Rasel; Sourav Saha; Ashif Istiak; Sabreena Chowdhury

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8749

Primary antiphospholipid syndrome in a male presents with acute digital ischemia: Dramatic response to glucocorticoid

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Apr 8;12(4):e8749. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8749. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Authors

Tanvir Ahammed^{1

2}, Mohammad Rasel^{1

2}, Sourav Saha^{1

2}, Ashif Istiak^{1

2}, Sabreena Chowdhury³

Affiliations

¹ Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.
² Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons Dhaka Bangladesh.
³ Central Police Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.

Abstract

We present a rare case of primary antiphospholipid syndrome in a 38-year-old male who presented with painful digital ischemia. Early initiation of anticoagulation and addition of glucocorticoid led to a significant improvement in the patient.

Keywords: acute digital ischemia; antiphospholipid syndrome; glucocorticoid; lupus anticoagulant; male; thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports