NEONATAL LUPUS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2004.11.03.5214Keywords:
Neonatal lupus Erythematosus (NLE)Abstract
The case presented here is of a newborn having cutaneous
lesion which were noticed soon after birth. Cutaneous lesion included well demarcated macular
erythematous rash over face. The cutaneous lesion was associated with positive anti Ro Ab in the newborn
as well as in the mother. There was no evidence of hepatic, cardiac and hematological involvement in this
newborn.