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, cilt.24, ss.1022-1026, 2011 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

  • Cilt numarası: 24 Konu: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/14767058.2010.545906
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.1022-1026

Özet

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.