Question

A 55-year-old woman with an unprovoked DVT has a persistently prolonged APTT that does not correct on mixing. Lupus anticoagulant is suspected. According to NICE, this finding is most commonly associated with which condition?

Accepted Answer

Antiphospholipid syndrome

Answer

Antithrombin III deficiency

Answer

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia

Answer

Von Willebrand disease

Answer

Haemophilia A

Practice question

A 55-year-old woman with an unprovoked DVT has a persistently prolonged APTT that does not correct on mixing. Lupus anticoagulant is suspected. According to NICE, this finding is most commonly associated with which condition?