Systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancies: A case series from a tertiary, East Malaysian hospital

Lupus

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-282

  Teh, C L ^a   Wong, J S ^a   Ngeh, N K N ^a   Loh, W L H ^a  

^a SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Outcome; Pregnancies; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALAYSIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALAYSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 60449093353     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203308096661     Document Type: Article

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