Antiphospholipid syndrome in a man presenting with cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is an auto antibody mediated acquired thrombophilic state characterised by arterial or venous thrombosis and several hematological manifestations. We report a middle aged man with progressive anaemia, dementia and a stroke who was found to have primary APS and cold auto-immune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA). Ceylon Medical Journal 2015; 60 : 71-72