Neonatal lupus, a case report

M.ª Carmen Cubero Sobrados^a, O Martín Gordo^b, David Agüero Orgaz^b

^aPediatra. CS Orcasitas. Madrid. España.
^bMédico de Familia. CS Orcasitas. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: MC Cubero. E-mail: kr_qb@hotmail.com

Reference of this article: Cubero Sobrados MC, Martín Gordo O, Agüero Orgaz D. Neonatal lupus, a case report. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2009;11:275-5.

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Abstract

Neonatal lupus is an autoimmune disease caused by transplacental La and Ro antibodies that address and affect directly to the newborn, causing diverse clinical manifestations. We present a one month old infant, with clinical and histological characteristics of lupus disease.

Keywords

● Autoimmunity ● Lupus vulgaris ● Newborn infant

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