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Do People With Antiphospholipid Anticoagulant Syndrome Have Weak Immune System?
Question: Does having Lupus Anticoagulation Syndrome mean that my immune system is compromised? Do I need to avoid sick people? Is it hereditary?
Brief Answer:
Antiphospholipid anticoagulant syndrome is not associated with immune syste
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
Antiphospholipid anticoagulant syndrome (APLA) as it is called is not related to immunity or not caused by compromised immune system.
It is actually a disorder of coagulation system.
It is not hereditary and not communicable.
APLA may cause frequent clotting in blood vessels of body and hence its symptoms arise due to this feature.
Please mention your symptomatology and result of investigations so that I can give about more detailed answer.
Thanks
Dr Shailja Puri
Antiphospholipid anticoagulant syndrome is not associated with immune syste
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
Antiphospholipid anticoagulant syndrome (APLA) as it is called is not related to immunity or not caused by compromised immune system.
It is actually a disorder of coagulation system.
It is not hereditary and not communicable.
APLA may cause frequent clotting in blood vessels of body and hence its symptoms arise due to this feature.
Please mention your symptomatology and result of investigations so that I can give about more detailed answer.
Thanks
Dr Shailja Puri
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
My sister was just diagnosed with this condition also. Maybe we are just predeposed?
Brief Answer:
A cytogenetic test for HLA DR7 may suggest familial pre-dispodition.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
Since, you and your sister both are suffering from APLA, it becomes necessary to investigate the condition further.
Is the condition associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
If yes then the condition is secondary APLA.
If no such association is present, then it is primary APLA.
A genetic study for HLA DR7 may be taken.
Detection of HLA DR7 may suggest a familial predisposition.
The test can be performed in close siblings and children.
Treatment for APLA should be taken by you and your sister as directed by your doctor.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
A cytogenetic test for HLA DR7 may suggest familial pre-dispodition.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
Since, you and your sister both are suffering from APLA, it becomes necessary to investigate the condition further.
Is the condition associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
If yes then the condition is secondary APLA.
If no such association is present, then it is primary APLA.
A genetic study for HLA DR7 may be taken.
Detection of HLA DR7 may suggest a familial predisposition.
The test can be performed in close siblings and children.
Treatment for APLA should be taken by you and your sister as directed by your doctor.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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