Soonchunhyang Med Sci.  2011 Dec;17(2):118-121.

Cutaneous Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus Associated with Brain Infarction

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. kimss@schmc.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Dermatology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.

Abstract

Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is an acquired autoimmune disorder caused by the transplacental passage of maternal autoantibodies, usually anti-Ro/SSA or anti-La/SSB antibodies, and less commonly U1-ribonucleoprotein. NLE usually involves a single organ, but multiple organ involvement has also been reported. Manifestations of NLE may include cutaneous lesions, congenital heart block, hematological diseases (anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia), hepatic diseases (hepatitis, hepatosplenomegaly, cholestasis), and neurological diseases. Neurological involvement is very rare in infants with NLE. Here, we report a 2-day-old female neonate, born to a clinically asymptomatic mother, presenting with cutaneous lupus lesions and brain infarction as a neurological disease.

Keyword

Neonatal lupus erythematosus; Brain infarction

MeSH Terms

Antibodies
Autoantibodies
Brain
Brain Infarction
Female
Heart Block
Hematologic Diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Mothers
Thrombocytopenia
Antibodies
Autoantibodies
Heart Block
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
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