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

Akin, Mustafa; BAYKAN, ALİ; Sezer, Sadettin; GÜNEŞ, TAMER

doi:10.3109/14767058.2010.545906

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 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 24 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.3109/14767058.2010.545906
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
Page Numbers: pp.1022-1026

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.