Neonatal lupus erythematosus is an infrequent disease seen in newborns. It is caused by transplacental maternal autoantibody passage. Cutaneous involvement and congenital heart block (CHB) are the most common affections, although it may involve multiple organs such as the liver, lungs, blood, nervous or digestive systems. This article present a review of the four cases diagnosed in the past fiv...

various neurological complications occur in primary or secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (aps) consisting of cerebrovascular attacks, ocular events, dementia, seizure, chorea, and transverse myelopathy that are all related to the titer of antiphospholipid antibodies (apl). we report a patient with chorea and retinal vessel occlusion as manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) and ...

Background & aim: Pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are considered to be at high risk regarding fetal complications and adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fetal outcomes in pregnant women with the SLE. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on a total of 125 patients with the SLE referred to the Clinic and Department of Rheumatology of Imam...

Neonates are not sufficiently immunologically competent to develop IgG autoantibody–mediated disease independently. However, IgG autoantibodies from the mother transmitted in utero can initiate disease in susceptible individuals. In a small percentage of fetuses and neonates exposed to maternal autoantibodies of the Ro/SSA family, an autoimmune disease called “neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE)...

Cardiac involvement is one of the main complications substantially contributing to the morbidity and mortality of patients suffering from systemic autoimmune diseases. All the anatomical heart structures can be affected, and multiple pathogenic mechanisms have been reported. Non-organ-specific autoantibodies have been implicated in immune complex formation and deposition as the initial triggers...

Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) refers to a clinical spectrum of cutaneous, cardiac, and systemic abnormalities observed in newborn infants whose mothers have autoantibodies against Ro/SSA and La/SSB. The condition is rare and usually benign and self-limited but sometimes may be associated with serious sequelae. We review the pathophysiology, clinical features, and management of infants with...

We describe case report of a 45 days old male baby with neonatal lupus erythematosus, who presented with 3rd degree congenital heart block and depigmented skin lesions on face and upper part of body. Diagnosis of the baby was confirmed by anti nuclear levels and skin biopsy.

Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is a rare autoimmune condition caused by transplacental passage of maternal IgG autoantibodies to the fetus. It often presents with erythematous annular lesions on scalp and periorbital area that appear after exposure sunlight. Clinicians should be aware broad manifestations neonatal erythematosus, including cutaneous, cardiac, hematologic, hepatic neurologica...

Many of us at the end of a weekly lupus clinic are tempted to reflect that almost all shades of connective tissue 'overlap' occur, and that it is perhaps pointless to attempt too precise a definition in individual cases. The introduction of the concept of overlap syndromes was a pragmatic way to resolve an imprecise compromise. It represented an attempt to categorise various groups of disorders...