When is World Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Day?
Friday June 9thEvery year, World Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS) Day (APS) Day raises concerns of this rare autoimmune disease. It's also a day to remind the general public about APS.
The body responds by mistakenly producing antibodies when the body's immune system attacks normal proteins in the blood. These antibodies can raise the risk of deadly blood clots in patients. These blood clots appear in the lungs, kidney, and brain. This is what people with APS live with on a day to day basis. Several people have suffered with the disease for many years. For those people, it is a lifelong disease. This illness can be particularly distressing for pregnant women. APS can cause expectant mothers to miscarry or have a stillbirth.
The following is an example that may occur to others with APS.
- Stroke at a young age at a young age
