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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul;26(7):1161-3.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-006-0282-6. Epub 2006 Apr 4.

Recurrent congenital heart block in neonatal lupus

Maria C Escobar  1 , José A Gómez-Puerta, Dimpna Albert, Queralt Ferrer, Josep Girona
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Case Reports

Recurrent congenital heart block in neonatal lupus

Maria C Escobar et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Congenital heart block (CHB) is the main complication of neonatal lupus (NL) and is strongly associated with the presence of anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies. The recurrence of CHB in subsequent pregnancies in mothers with these antibodies is uncommon, occurring in approximately 15% of cases. We describe here a case of recurrent CHB in a previously asymptomatic mother with Sjögren syndrome and discuss the current strategies for the prevention and treatment of CHB in NL.

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