Dear Doctors, Recently in a magazine rheumatologist Dr.Ramakrishnan from Apollo Hospital Chennai narrated a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. She has lost one pregnancy at 4th month. He says the loss is due to antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and neonatal lupus. He says that antibodies Anti-row antibodies and Anti-la must be tested. Is it the same as anti-phospholipid antibody and anti-cardiolipin antibody or they are different. What are the normal levels of antibodies? He says he has treated them with blood thinners.
Is it Heparin group and low molecular weight heparin.or different. What dose and when to be started and continued for how long in pregnancy? He has given immunoglobulin at 12.15 and 18th weeks. What are the criteria for giving and dose and route of administration. Any side effects. What are the tests to done during follow-up and the pregnant patient on yes…
