Patients with lupus anticoagulants are at high risk of systemic arterial and venous thrombosis and arterial stroke. We present an unusual case of a young man presenting inguinal pain. Doppler ultrasound revealed spermatic vein thrombosis on the left side. Hematologic workup revealed positive lupus anticoagulant. The patient was treated with therapeutic heparin.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.125.20448DOI Listing

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