TY - JOUR
T1 - Transient regional osteoporosis with antiphospholipid antibodies
T2 - A report of two cases
AU - Paran, D.
AU - Segal, R.
AU - Jukovsky, G.
AU - Fishel, B.
AU - Yaron, M.
PY - 1996/11
Y1 - 1996/11
N2 - We describe two patients with clinical, radiological and laboratory findings consistent with transient regional osteoporosis. In both cases antinuclear and antiphospholipid antibodies were found with no evidence of any other autoimmune disease. Both patients were smokers. We suggest transient ischemia caused by antiphospholipid antibodies as a possible etiological factor in this rare and poorly understood syndrome, and hypothesize that anticoagulants and abstinence from smoking may play a role in the prevention of recurrence in these patients.
AB - We describe two patients with clinical, radiological and laboratory findings consistent with transient regional osteoporosis. In both cases antinuclear and antiphospholipid antibodies were found with no evidence of any other autoimmune disease. Both patients were smokers. We suggest transient ischemia caused by antiphospholipid antibodies as a possible etiological factor in this rare and poorly understood syndrome, and hypothesize that anticoagulants and abstinence from smoking may play a role in the prevention of recurrence in these patients.
KW - antiphospholipid antibodies
KW - transient regional osteoporosis
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AN - SCOPUS:0030456523
SN - 0392-856X
VL - 14
SP - 677
EP - 680
JO - Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
IS - 6
ER -