Lymphocyte responses in systemic lupus erythematosus in pregnancy.
There is a high incidence of pregnancy loss in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This may be due to clinically undetectable exacerbations of the disease. Two case reports are presented in which the patients' lymphocyte responses were assessed throughout pregnancy. The results obtained suggest that monitoring lymphocyte responses may be a useful indicator of disease activity in pregnancy.
D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000276:immunology*