Poor fetal outcomes a sign of lupus

Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are more likely to have adverse pregnancy results of stillbirths, premature deliveries and growth retarded babies despite lacking apparent symptoms of the disease. Therefore, abnormal pregnancies can be an indication of undiagnosed SLE. SLE is an autoimmune condition that primarily affects women in their fertile years, but can be undiagnosed for many years.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Reuters Health

Related Disease Topics:

• Lupus
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• SLE
• Pregnancy
• Autoimmune condition

Related Symptom Topics:

• Stillbirth
• Premature delivery
• Growth retarded babies

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About: Poor fetal outcomes a sign of lupus

Date: 2 November 2005

Source: Reuters Health

Author: David Douglas

URL: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2005-11-02T173741Z_01_MUN263313_RTRUKOC_0_US-PREGNANCY-OUTCOMES-POOR-PRIOR-LUPUS-DIAGN.xml&archived=False

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Risk and stillbirth
• Risk and prematurity
• Risk and premature delivery
• Risk and growth retarded babies
• Risk and small for gestation
• Risk and small baby
• Risk and lupus
• Risk and systemic lupus erythematosus
• Risk and SLE
• Risk and pregnancy
• Risk and autoimmune condition
• Risk and abnormal pregnancy
• Undiagnosed
• Undiagnosed and stillbirth
• Undiagnosed and premature delivery
• Undiagnosed and prematurity
• Undiagnosed and small for gestation
• Undiagnosed and growth retarded babies
• Undiagnosed and small baby
• Undiagnosed and lupus
• Undiagnosed and systemic lupus erythematosus
• Undiagnosed and SLE
• Undiagnosed and pregnancy
• Undiagnosed and autoimmune condition
• Undiagnosed and abnormal pregnancy

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