Recurrent central catheter complications in a newborn: can we blame neonatal lupus?

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Feb 7:2018:bcr2017223676. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223676.

Authors

Catarina Franco^{1

2}, Fabiana Fortunato³, Ana Teresa Maria⁴, Monica Marçal¹

Affiliations

¹ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal.
² Department of Pediatrics, Hospital of Divino Espírito Santo of Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Caldas da Rainha, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics, Hospital de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal.

No abstract available

Keywords: neonatal and paediatric intensive care; rheumatology; systemic lupus erythematosus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheter Obstruction / etiology*
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Catheters / adverse effects*
Equipment Failure
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature / blood
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / blood
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / congenital*

Supplementary concepts

Neonatal Systemic lupus erythematosus