Review of literature for the striking clinic picture seen in two infants of mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus

Akin M. A., BAYKAN A., Sezer S., GÜNEŞ T.

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, vol.24, no.8, pp.1022-1026, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/14767058.2010.545906
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1022-1026
  • Keywords: Mothers with autoimmune disease, specific autoantibodies, newborn
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Fertility and maintanence of pregnancy is impaired in patients with SLE, which is an autoimmune disease commonly seen in women of childbearing age, due to disease-causing autoantibodies. The auto-antibodies transplacentally passing to the fetus may destroy the specific fetal tissues according to their types. These harmful effects may also continue in postnatal life.