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systemic lupus erythematosus rash on the face, blood clots, lupus anticoagulants, antibodies against phospholipids, a group of substances in cell membranes, inhibit blood clotting, test tube, a higher risk of clotting, them in blood, lupus anticoagulants, found, autoimmune diseases, systemic lupus erythematosis, sle, in those taking certain medications, phenothiazines, phenytoin, dilantin, hydralazine, quinine, amoxicillin, oral contraceptives, present in patients, inflammatory bowel disease, infections, tumors, antibodies have no clear, predisposing factor, condition is associated, an increased risk of blood clots, the cause of recurrent miscarriages, blood clots in veins, blood clots in arteries, recurrent miscarriages, no symptoms, elevated ptt, abnormal tissue thromboplastin inhibition test, prolonged dilute russell viper venom time, no treatment, in the absence of symptoms, clots occur, patients, anticoagulated, heparin followed by warfarin, higher-than-usual doses of warfarin required, steroids, effective in decreasing the level of antibody, not clear whether this decreases clotting risk, outcome, appropriate therapy, patients have difficult-to-control clots, recurrent symptoms, stroke, heart attack, blood clot in lungs, pulmonary embolism, bleeding, symptoms of clot, swelling, redness, in the leg, shortness of breath, pain, numbness, pallor in an extremity, awareness of risk factors, allow early diagnosis, prevention, not be possible, harris ed, budd rc, genovese mc, firestein gs, sargent js, sledge cb, kelley's textbook of rheumatology, 7th ed, wb saunders, 2005.