OBJECTIVE The anti-La/SSB response to major B cell epitopes of La/SSB can be blocked by an active idiotypic/antiidiotypic network, which can be identified using synthetic complementary epitopes deduced from the sequence of the major B cell epitopes of the molecule. This study evaluated the role of this network in pregnant women with anti-Ro/SSA and/or anti-La/SSB antibodies in the development o...

Neonatal pneumopericardium (PPC) is a rare form of neonatal air leak syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. Air leak syndrome in the newborn is usually associated with active resuscitation, respiratory distress syndrome, meconium aspiration syndrome, mechanical ventilation, or trauma associated with labour. Neonatal PPC can be associated with other air leak syndromes such as pneumomediasti...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated lupus-like glomerulonephritis (GN) is a chronic immune complex disease occurring in HIV-infected patients. Although the light, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy findings indicate features of lupus nephritis, no evidence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is observed in the affected patients. We present the case of a 45-year-old Caucasia...

INTRODUCTION In systemic lupus erythematosus, acute kidney injury is usually associated with severe lupus nephritis and rarely associated with other glomerular diseases. CASE PRESENTATION We recently encountered a patient with acute kidney injury that was associated with minimal change disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. A 26-year-old Chinese woman who had a history of systemic lupus ery...

Background: Neonatal lupus erythematosus is an uncommon disease. Congenital complete heart block (CCHB) usually happens in neonates with maternal systemic lupus erythematosus. The most prevalent presentation of CCHBis bradycardiathatcanbediagnosed through an electrocardiogram. Case report: Here in, we present the case of a full-term male neonate with gestational age of 37 weeks and birth weigh...