Article Text
Review
Antiphospholipid antibodies and infections
Abstract
Many infections have been found to be associated with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), although a pathogenic role for these antibodies has not usually been obvious except in a few isolated cases. Two types of aPL have been referred to as “autoimmune” and “infectious” types. This distinction, however, has subsequently been found not to be absolute.
- antiphospholipid antibodies
- infections
- aCL, anticardiolipin antibodies
- AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- aPL, antiphospholipid antibodies
- APS, antiphospholipid syndrome
- CMV, cytomegalovirus
- EBV, Epstein-Barr virus
- HCV, hepatitis C virus
- HIV, human immunodeficiency virus
- HTLV, human T lymphotrophic virus
- LA, lupus anticoagulant
- PHT, pulmonary hypertension
- SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus
- TTP, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- VDRL, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test