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VASQUEZ-ALVAREZ, Daniel; AZANERO-HARO, Johan; JIMENEZ-CASAVERDE, Isabel Suni  y  SOTO TARAZONA, Alonso. Bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism as the presenting manifestation of the antiphospholipidic syndrome: report of a case. Acta méd. Peru [online]. 2018, vol.35, n.4, pp.239-243. ISSN 1728-5917.

Although pulmonary embolism is frequent in the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), bilateral involvement is not usual, as well as its occurrence in the elderly. We present the case of a 72-year old subject with a past medical history of autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, who was admitted because of bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism. Seventeen days after admission, a diagnosis of primary APS was made, and the patient did well. Primary APS should be considered in patients with thrombotic vascular events, in the absence of other predisposing conditions.

Palabras clave : Pulmonary embolism; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Purpura, thrombocytopenic.

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