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Hughes syndrome

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Hughes syndrome: Antiphospholipid syndrome

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), also known as Hughes syndrome, was first described by Dr Graham Hughes in 1983. The features of the clinical picture may include migraine, memory loss, vein and artery thrombosis, multiple sclerosis and recurrent miscarriage. Because one of the main features includes thrombosis (blood clotting), the name 'sticky blood syndrome' has often been used as a shorthand to describe this condition. APS affects individuals from all ethnic backgrounds. Although individuals of all ages may be affected, most show features of APS before forty-five years.

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Medical text written December 2001 by Contact a Family. Approved December 2001 by Dr G Hughes. Last updated March 2006 by Professor G Hughes, Consultant Rheumatologist, London Lupus Centre, London Bridge Hospital, London, UK.

 

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