Neonatal lupus erythematosus

Cutis. 2000 Jun;65(6):379-81.

Abstract

Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is a rare disease characterized by the transplacental passage from the mother to the fetus of autoantibodies, in particular anti-Ro(SS-A), anti-La(SS-B), or both. The majority of infants with NLE exhibit isolated congenital heart block, cutaneous lesions analogous to those of adult subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, or both. We report a case of NLE in a 3-month-old male infant, born to a clinically asymptomatic mother, presenting small, annular, erythematous plaques with sharp, hyperkeratotic borders and central clearing localized at the eyebrow region. Both the infant and the mother were positive for anti-Ro(SS-A).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autoantibodies / blood
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Facial Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / genetics
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / pathology
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis

Substances

  • Autoantibodies