Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS): differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS): differential diagnosis. Frequent arthritis, Livido reticularis, Leukopenia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): predictors
- Frequent arthritis
- Livido reticularis
- Leukopenia
- Rarer transverse myelitis
- Rarer ischaemic cerebral events
- Less frequent atypical seizures
- Less frequent ischaemic brain lesions
Multiple sclerosis (MS): predictors
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Other differentials
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References
- Cervera R, Piette JC, Font J, et al. Clinical and immunologic manifestations and patterns of disease expression in a cohort of 1,000 patients. Arthritis Rheum 2002; 46:1019-1027.
- Sanna G, Bertolaccini ML, Cuadrado MJ, Khamashta MA, Hughes GRV. Central nervous system involvement in the antiphospholipid (Hughes) syndrome. Rheumatology 2003; 42:200-213.
- Emmi G, Silvestri E, Squatrito D, et al. An approach to differential diagnosis of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and related conditions. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:341342.
