Damage accrual related to pregnancies before and after diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional and nested case-control analysis from a lupus registry.

Michiko Morishita Ken-Ei SadaK OhashiYoshia MiyawakiY AsanoK HayashiS Hiramatsu AsanoY YamamuraH WatanabeM NarazakiY MatsumotoT KawabataNobuyuki YajimaJ Wada

Published in: Lupus (2020)

Pregnancies, either before or after the diagnosis of SLE, did not show any differences in chronic damage. Our results help alleviate fears regarding childbearing in female patients with SLE and their families.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
case control
disease activity
preterm birth
oxidative stress
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes
drug induced