PReS-FINAL-2269: Incidence of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in a cohort of children suffering from either arterial or venous thrombosis

Introduction Arterial or venous thrombosis rarely occurs in children, in almost 70% of these patients an acquired or congenital cause can be identified. Hereditary thrombophilia can be identified in 10-30% of children with other evident causes of thrombosis, and in 60% of children with apparent idiopathic thrombosis. Therefore it is suggested that thrombophilia screening should be done in both cases.