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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Anticardiolipin testing
Anti-cardiolipin antibodies
Anti-cardiolipin antibodies (ACA) are antibodies often directed against cardiolipin and found in several diseases including syphilis, antiphospholipid syndrome, livedoid vasculitis, vertebrobasilar insufficiency, Behçet's syndrome, idiopathic spontaneous abortion, and systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE). They are a form of anti-mitochondrial antibody. In SLE, The anti-DNA antibodies and anti-cardiolipin act independently. In rheumatoid arthritis w/systemic sclerosis these antibodies may tie two conditions together. Anti-cardiolipin antibodies can be classified in two ways...
Anticardiolipin testing - List of case studies
- Recurrent Spontaneous Abortions
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biochemical, hormonal and immunological (autoantibodies) testing. Her husband suffers from OTA and bacteriospermia, which was treated ... the autoantibodies mentioned include: lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin and thrombophilic testing? - ... tests were done/normal (lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin and thrombophilic testing) The patient should start ...
- List of Examinations
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ALP ALT ANA ANA and anti-phospholipids testing ANA screening test ANA serologies ANCA ANF ASA ... Antibody for anti-acetylcholineesterase Anticardiolipin testing Antigangliosides antibodies Antiphospholipid ...