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Corticosteroids, Plasmapheresis, Argatroban, Rituximab, and Sirolimus Provided Clinical Benefit for Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Patient with a History of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.

Haytham HasanIvana SurjancevJon A ArnasonShivani GargWilliam Nicholas Rose
Published in: Case reports in rheumatology (2023)
We report a patient with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome who had significant improvement after corticosteroids, plasmapheresis, argatroban, rituximab, and sirolimus. Argatroban was used instead of heparin due to a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
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