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VASQUEZ-ALVAREZ, Daniel; AZANERO-HARO, Johan; JIMENEZ-CASAVERDE, Isabel Suni  e  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.

Palavras-chave : Pulmonary embolism; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Purpura, thrombocytopenic.

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