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Risk Factors

The Antiphospholipid syndrome risk factors are as follows:[1][2][3][4][5]

  • Common risk factors
    • History of autoimmune diseases like SLE, Sjogren's syndrome etc.
    • Infections-Cytomegalovirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Parvovirus B-19, Hepatitis C Virus, Lymes, Syphilis, E.coli, Leptospirosis.
    • Drugs- Hydralazine, Quinidine, Phenytoin, and Amoxicillin
    • Family history- antiphospholipid syndrome is common in patients with a family history of antiphospholipid syndrome.
  • Less common causes
    • Pregnancy
    • Obesity
    • Hypertension
    • Sedentary lifestyle
    • Recent surgery
    • Tobacco Smoking
    • Oral contraceptives
    • Estrogen therapy
    • Hyperlipidemias
    • Cancer

References

  1. Ruiz-Irastorza G, Crowther M, Branch W, Khamashta MA (October 2010). "Antiphospholipid syndrome". Lancet. 376 (9751): 1498–509. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60709-X. PMID 20822807.
  2. Willis R, Harris EN, Pierangeli SS (June 2012). "Pathogenesis of the antiphospholipid syndrome". Semin. Thromb. Hemost. 38 (4): 305–21. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1311827. PMID 22510982.
  3. Gris JC, Brenner B (November 2013). "Antiphospholipid antibodies: neuropsychiatric presentations". Semin. Thromb. Hemost. 39 (8): 935–42. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1357488. PMID 24129681.
  4. Koike T (October 2014). "My contribution, my dream - a look at the future of APS". Lupus. 23 (12): 1332–4. doi:10.1177/0961203314534306. PMID 25228741.
  5. Sciascia S, Cuadrado MJ, Khamashta M, Roccatello D (May 2014). "Renal involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome". Nat Rev Nephrol. 10 (5): 279–89. doi:10.1038/nrneph.2014.38. PMID 24642799.