Clues to the Diagnosis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome (Hughes' Syndrome) - Prof Graham Hughes

Prof. Hughes introduces this section of his talk by taking us through the main pointers and other ‘clues’ associated with Hughes Syndrome / Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Sticky Blood Syndrome?
• Teenage migraine – ‘so important and so common.’
• Tendency to thrombosis – ‘interestingly in arteries as well as veins.’
• TIAs, strokes, memory loss
• Recurrent miscarriage, including LATE pregnancy loss
• Cold ‘blotchy’ circulation
• Giddiness and ataxia
• Visual disturbance
• Atypical multiple sclerosis’
• Venous leg ulcers
• Occasional low platelets
• Occasional heart murmurs
The sludging of sticky blood affects the placenta and the baby does not get enough circulation generally resulting in miscarriage – ‘this is the commonest treatable causes of recurrent miscarriage’.

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