Question 253 · LEK · Antiphospholipid syndrome
Which of the following most frequently leads to catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)?
- A. high-fat diet.
- B. pregnancy.
- C. arterial hypertension.
- D. ASA use.
- E. infection.
Hint
Think of the commonest trigger of widespread small-vessel thrombosis in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies, identified in about half of cases.
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