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Antiphospholipid syndrome, or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS or APLS), is an autoimmune, hypercoagulable state caused by antiphospholipid antibodies. APS can lead to blood clots ( thrombosis ) in both arteries and veins , pregnancy-related complications , and other symptoms like low platelets, kidney disease , heart disease , and rash .
Hughes–Stovin syndrome (HSS) is a rare autoimmune disorder often described as inflammation in relation to blood vessels, a form of vasculitis. It is not associated with any known cause and is typically characterized by multiple aneurysms in pulmonary arteries and deep vein thromboses .
Graham Hughes is a rheumatologist. He discovered antiphospholipid syndrome , which was named Hughes syndrome after him, and opened Europe's first lupus clinic. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is editor of the journal Lupus , and has published ten books on lupus and related conditions.
Antiphospholipid syndrome was described in full in the 1980s, after various previous reports of specific antibodies in people with systemic lupus erythematosus and thrombosis. [18] [49] The syndrome is often attributed to the British rheumatologist Graham R.V. Hughes, and is often referred to as Hughes syndrome for that reason. [50]
Ho–Kaufman–Mcalister syndrome; Hughes–Stovin syndrome; Hunan hand syndrome; Hunter syndrome; Huntington's disease-like syndrome; HUPRA syndrome; Hurler syndrome; Hurler–Scheie syndrome; Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome; Hydrolethalus syndrome; Hyper IgM syndrome; Hyper-IgD syndrome; Hyper-IgM syndrome type 1; Hyper-IgM syndrome ...
Mickey is in fact an undercover cop terrified of being caught. He has been spying for 16 months. He is uncooperative because he fears blowing his cover and losing the case on a big cocaine dealer. House eventually realizes Mickey's disease is Hughes–Stovin syndrome, an untreatable autoimmune disease that creates multiple aneurysms. Thirteen ...
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Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome occurs almost exclusively in women, though it can be seen in males rarely. [5] It is complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Chlamydia) or Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea) though other bacteria such as Bacteroides, Gardnerella, E. coli and Streptococcus have also been found to cause Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome on occasion. [6]