Background: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired pre-thrombotic autoimmune condition, which produces autoantibodies called antiphospholipid antibodies (APL) against phospholipid-binding plasma proteins. The diagnosis of APS requires at least one of Sapporo standard clinical manifestations and one laboratory criteria (persistently medium/high titer anticardiolipin antibodies, and/or medium/high titer anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibodies, and/or a positive lupus anticoagulant test). Gastrointestinal lesions are rarely reported in APS patients. APS cases with recurrent abdominal pain as the first clinical manifestation are even rarer. Case presentation: This report describes an APS case with recurrent abdominal pain as the first clinical manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome. The patient has a history of two miscarriages. Computed tomography of the abdomen confirmed mesenteric thrombosis and intestinal obstruction while laboratory tests for serum antiphospholipid and anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibodies were positive. This led to the diagnosis of APS. Conclusions: This paper provides useful information on gastrointestinal manifestations and APS, also including a brief literature review about possible gastrointestinal symptoms of APS.
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Zou, X., Fan, Z., Zhao, L., Xu, W., Zhang, J., & Jiang, Z. (2021). Gastrointestinal symptoms as the first manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome. BMC Gastroenterology, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01736-2
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