Neonatal lupus erythematosus manifested as a complete heart block: A case report.

Siddinath Gyawali Suraj Prasad Gupta Rauniyar Bindu Gyawali Tapasya Bhusal Srijana Basnet

Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)

Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is a rare acquired autoimmune disease of newborns due to placental transfer of Ro/SSA or La/SSB autoantibodies. Though cardiac, cutaneous, hematological, and hepatobiliary abnormalities are detected, cardiac defects cause significant morbidity and mortality. We report a case of complete congenital heart block due to NLE.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity
left ventricular
pregnant women
multiple sclerosis
rheumatoid arthritis
atrial fibrillation
drug induced
preterm infants