Lupus anticoagulants
Treatment
No treatment is required when there are no symptoms. If clots occur, your health care provider may prescribe blood thinners (heparin followed by warfarin). Higher-than-usual doses of warfarin may be needed.
Prognosis (Expectations)
The outcome is usually good with appropriate therapy. Some patients have difficult-to-control clots with recurrent symptoms.
Complications
Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if you notice symptoms of a blood clot, which include swelling or redness in the leg, shortness of breath, or pain, numbness and pallor in an arm or leg.
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