title: Neonatal lupus erythematosus with persistent telangiectasia and spastic paraparesis.
abstract: A case of neonatal lupus erythematosus with cutaneous and neurological features is reported. At 5 years of age, the patient retains residual telangiectatic lesions over the trunk and face and has mild spastic diplegia, originally detected at the age of 1 year. Persistent telangiectasia is now a recognized feature of neonatal lupus erythematosus. The pathogenesis of the neurological deficit is uncertain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bourke
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000209:etiology*