Abstract
Both the renal artery and the renal vein can thrombose in Hughes syndrome. Renal artery stenosis is also seen.
Microthrombosis in the glomerular vessels can be an important additional problem in lupus nephritis patients who are also aPL positive.
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Hughes, G., Khamashta, M.A. (2013). Kidney. In: Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5161-6_5
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