A new presentation of neonatal lupus: 5 Cases of isolated mild endocardial fibroelastosis associated with maternal anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 378-386

  Guettrot Imbert, Gaëlle ^a   Cohen, Laurence ^b   Fermont, Laurent ^c   Villain, Elisabeth ^d   Francès, Camille ^e   Thiebaugeorges, Olivier ^f   Foliguet, Bernard ^f   Leroux, Gaëlle ^a   Cacoub, Patrice ^a   Amoura, Zahir ^a   Piette, Jean Charles ^a   Costedoat Chalumeau, Nathalie ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Institut Jacques Cartier   (France)

^c Service de Cardiologie   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f Maternite Regionale Universitaire   (France)

Author keywords

Anti SSA Ro antibodies; Congenital heart block; Endocardial fibroelastosis; Neonatal lupus erythematosus syndrome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LA ANTIBODY; MATERNAL ANTIBODY; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 79551699108     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100317     Document Type: Article

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