Lakshme Iswarya, C Avinash, Senthil N, Pandurangan Viswanathan
Internal Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
General Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Cureus. 2025 Aug 16;17(8):e90260. doi: 10.7759/cureus.90260. eCollection 2025 Aug.
A case of acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in a 39-year-old male who presented with progressive dyspnea and left lower limb pain. Imaging studies confirmed extensive pulmonary and deep venous thrombosis. A hypercoagulability workup revealed primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with positive lupus anticoagulant and beta-2 glycoprotein antibodies, along with a compound heterozygous methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) mutation and hyperhomocysteinemia. This case highlights the significant thrombotic risk posed by the co-occurrence of APS and the compound heterozygous MTHFR mutation. Early identification of such overlapping thrombophilic conditions is crucial for prompt management and effective secondary prevention.
一名39岁男性急性肺血栓栓塞症(PTE)病例,该患者表现为进行性呼吸困难和左下肢疼痛。影像学检查证实存在广泛的肺和深静脉血栓形成。一项高凝状态检查显示原发性抗磷脂综合征(APS),狼疮抗凝物和β-2糖蛋白抗体呈阳性,同时存在复合杂合子亚甲基四氢叶酸还原酶(MTHFR)突变和高同型半胱氨酸血症。该病例突出了APS与复合杂合子MTHFR突变同时存在所带来的显著血栓形成风险。早期识别此类重叠的易栓症对于及时处理和有效的二级预防至关重要。