Neonatal lupus: Fetal myocarditis progressing to atrioventricular block in triplets

Lupus

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 775-778

  Fesslova, V ^a   Mannarino, S ^a   Salice, P ^a   Boschetto, C ^a   Trespidi, L ^b   Acaia, B ^b   Mosca, F ^a   Cimaz, R ^a   Meroni, P L ^c,d  

^a Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento ^*  (Italy)

^b Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti Ro antibodies; Congenital heart block; Fetal echocardiography; Neonatal lupus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; ORCIPRENALINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NEWBORN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CARDIOMEGALY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; TRIPLETS;

EID: 0142119137     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203303lu441cr     Document Type: Article

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