Neonatal lupus in triplet pregnancy of a patient with undifferentiated connective tissue disease evolving to systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-371

  Demaestri, M ^a,b   Sciascia, Savino ^c   Kuzenko, A ^c   Bergia, R ^c   Barberis, L ^d   Lanza, M G ^e   Bertero, M T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b S Lazzaro Hospital   (Italy)

^c MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Az Ospedaliera OIRM SAnna   (Italy)

^e ASO OIRM S Anna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Pregnancy; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; FOLIC ACID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; OXYGEN; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UNDIFFERENTIATED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TRIPLETS;

EID: 62749173559     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203308097512     Document Type: Article

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