Neonatal lupus is not true lupus. It is a rare condition associated with anti-SSA/Ro and/or anti-SSB/La antibodies from the mother that affect the fetus. At birth, the baby may have a skin rash, liver ...

The infant's mother was initially evaluated in St. Louis Children's Hospital at 10 years of age with acute onset chorea, splenomegaly and thrombocytosis (platelet count of 1.5 million/cumm). Her ...

Neonatal lupus, the most severe manifestation of which is congenital heart block, is caused by the transfer of specific maternal autoantibodies to the fetus. The mechanisms by which these antibodies ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Blood dendritic cell antigen 2 and neonatal fragment crystallizable receptor are two novel strategies in lupus ...

The baby was diagnosed with neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE). A skin biopsy taken from her back revealed interface dermatitis with dyskeratosis and increased dermal mucin. Echocardiogram and ECG ...

Congenital heart block, sometimes referred to as cardiac neonatal lupus, is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that affects babies born to mothers with specific autoantibodies - called ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is no association between a child’s ethnicity and the risk for neonatal lupus erythematosus, nor for any ...

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Neonatal lupus skin lesions often appear in the first few weeks of life, but may be present at birth. Cutaneous lesions are often erythematous lesions, raised or flat, sometimes with fine scale. They ...

In the group of mothers who are asymptomatic, one to two-thirds will develop rheumatic disease within 5 years (McCune, Weston, & Lee, 1987; Niemann et al., 2000). A Canadian study followed mothers of ...