Antiphospholipid antibodies: an elderly statesman Dons new garments

Recent findings have renewed interest in antiphospholipid antibodies. The association of lupus anticoagulant with thrombosis, fetal loss, thrombocytopenia and possibly a Coombs' positive test is among these findings. A method to detect anticardiolipin antibodies and the association of these antibodies with the same clinical disorders as the lupus anticoagulant suggest a relationship between these 2 antibodies.