Mycoplasma penetrans bacteremia and primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
A Yáñez, L Cedillo, O Neyrolles, E Alonso… - Emerging Infectious …, 1999 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A Yáñez, L Cedillo, O Neyrolles, E Alonso, MC Prévost, J Rojas, HL Watson, A Blanchard…
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999•ncbi.nlm.nih.govMycoplasma penetrans Bacteremia and Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome1 Page 1 164
Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 5, No. 1, January February 1999 Dispatches
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), first described in 1983 to 1986, is characterized by a wide
variety of hemocytopenic and vasoocclusive manifestations and is associated with antibodies
directed against negatively charged phospholipids. Features of APS include hemolytic anemia,
thrombocytopenia, venous and arterial occlusions, livedo reticularis, pulmonary manifestations …
Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 5, No. 1, January February 1999 Dispatches
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), first described in 1983 to 1986, is characterized by a wide
variety of hemocytopenic and vasoocclusive manifestations and is associated with antibodies
directed against negatively charged phospholipids. Features of APS include hemolytic anemia,
thrombocytopenia, venous and arterial occlusions, livedo reticularis, pulmonary manifestations …
Abstract
Mycoplasma penetrans, a rare bacterium so far only found in HIV-infected persons, was isolated in the blood and throat of a non-HIV-infected patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (whose etiology and pathogenesis are unknown).
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