Dede Fatih, Simsek Yasin, Odabas Ali Riza, Ayli Deniz, Kayatas Mansur
Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Samanpazari/Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Rheumatol Int. 2008 Mar;28(5):499-501. doi: 10.1007/s00296-007-0457-8. Epub 2007 Sep 27.
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by thrombotic events associated with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Renal involvement is a frequent feature in patients with APS. APS presenting with proteinuria showed that the renal involvement in this syndrome could also be a different form of glomerulonephritis. We describe a rare case report of pauci-immune vasculitis associated with primary APS in the absence of other underlying autoimmune disorders.