Diseases

Antiphospholipid Syndrome

The presence of antibodies directed against phospholipids (ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID). The condition is associated with a variety of diseases, notably systemic lupus erythematosus and other connective tissue diseases, thrombopenia, and arterial or venous thromboses. In pregnancy it can cause abortion. Of the phospholipids, the cardiolipins show markedly elevated levels of anticardiolipin antibodies (ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN). Present also are high levels of lupus anticoagulant (LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR).

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The presence of antibodies directed against phospholipids (ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID). The condition is associated with a variety of diseases, notably systemic lupus erythematosus and other connective tissue diseases, thrombopenia, and arterial or venous thromboses. In pregnancy it can cause abortion. Of the phospholipids, the cardiolipins show markedly elevated levels of anticardiolipin antibodies (ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN). Present also are high levels of lupus anticoagulant (LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR).

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Anti-Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome
  • Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome
  • Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
  • Hughes Syndrome
  • Anti Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome
  • Anti Phospholipid Syndrome
  • Antibody Syndrome, Anti-Phospholipid
  • Antibody Syndrome, Antiphospholipid
  • Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Anti-Phospholipid
  • Syndrome, Anti-Phospholipid Antibody
  • Syndrome, Antiphospholipid
  • Syndrome, Antiphospholipid Antibody
  • Syndrome, Hughes

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

MeSH Record

History Note

92; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME was see ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME 1992

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Phospholipids/immunology (1977-1991)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. C20w.111w.197w

MeSH Record

NLM Classification

QW 545

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016736. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016736
  2. Antiphospholipid Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiphospholipid_syndrome
  3. Antiphospholipid Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q582207