Yes, lupus anticoagulant (also called antiphospholipid antibodies) do not go away. It is a chronic problem associated with the increased risk of developing thromboses in the body. If you develop two or more thromboses in your lifetime, you may need chronic anticoagulation therapy with a medication such as warfarin.
Lupus anticoagulant and other clotting disorders occur in about 20% of lupus patients. These can develop at any age.
Lupus anticoagulant is a blood clotting disorder that occurs in some lupus patients. Lupus anticoagulant causes blood clots. It is treated with blood thinners.
Lupus anticoagulant is one a several blood clotting disorders that can affect lupus patients. Lupus anticoagulant causes the patient to make blood clots. It is treated with blood thinners.
Lupus anticoagulant does not, in itself cause tiredness but having lupus does. Lupus can cause anemia which in turn causes fatigue. Lupus can cause the body to make inflammatory cytokines which cause a feeling of flu like fatigue.
The most common tube color used for lupus testing is a red-top tube, which contains no anticoagulant. This allows for the blood to clot before testing. Additionally, a lavender-top tube containing EDTA anticoagulant may also be used for specific lupus tests.
No, but if the mother has a lupus clotting disorder (antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, anticardiolipin or lupus anticoagulant) clots can form that block the flow of blood to the fetus resulting in miscarriage.
If your sister has lupus anticoagulants there is a chance that you might have it, but that is not a very big chance. If you are concerned about it, a simple blood test for things like lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin, and antiphospholipid antibodies can tell you for certain.
Idiopathic means they do not know what caused it. In that sense all lupus except drug induced or lupus caused by inhaling silica, is idiopathic because we do not know what causes it.
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Some people with lupus also have problems with their blood clotting too quickly. These people have antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, lupus anticoagulant or anticardiolipin. The condition is managed with blood thinner like coumadin or wafarin and must be carefully monitored. Without treatment, the patient is very likely to suffer cardiovascular events such a strokes, TIA's and heart attacks.
A lavender or EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) tube is used for the LE (Lupus Erythematosus) cell test. This anticoagulant helps preserve the sample for testing.