The SLICC/ACR Damage Index (SDI) may predict adverse obstetric events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Marcela Ignacchiti Lacerda Ávila Guilherme Ribeiro Ramires de Jésus Flávia Cunha Dos Santos Nilson Ramires de Jésus Roger Abramino Levy Evandro Mendes Klumb

Published in: Lupus (2021)

Pregnant SLE patients who present irreversible damage accrual may have higher risk of maternal and fetal adverse outcomes, independently of disease activity. These results should be validated in further prospective studies.

Keyphrases

disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
pregnant women
oxidative stress
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight