Kids with rare autoimmune diseases show some symptoms before blood clots: Research

Mar 30, 2022

New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): Researchers found that two-thirds of children with rare autoimmune diseases experienced some additional symptoms, which were not formally associated with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is rare in children and known to cause inflammation and recurring, potentially fatal blood clots. Each year, around two of every 100,000 American adults received a new diagnosis of APS. The number of children with APS is likely much smaller but unknown---and for kids with the disease, it's often not identified until destructive clotting has already occurred. The research has reviewed hundreds of potential cases from the last 20 years, which only amounted to 21 children with a definite diagnosis.