Open AccessSystemic lupus erythematosus in pregnancy: Case report
Author(s) -
Gordana Radeka,
Aleksandra Novakov-Mikić,
Igor Mitić
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0506301r
Subject(s) - medicine , preeclampsia , pregnancy , obstetrics , growth retardation , connective tissue , lupus erythematosus , connective tissue disease , fetus , eclampsia , disease , gynecology , autoimmune disease , immunology , pathology , antibody , genetics , biology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory connective tissue disease commonly diagnosed after the age of 20, mostly around the age of 30 years. It is more common in women than in men, especially during the fertile period. Women with SLE are at higher risk for spontaneous abortions, intrauterine fetal death, preeclampsia and eclampsia, preterm delivery and intrauterine growth retardation. This paper is a case report of a pregnant woman with SLE complicated with preeclampsia, but it also discusses follow-up of such pregnancies.