Central nervous system vasculopathy associated with neonatal lupus.
Neonatal lupus erythematosus, characterized mainly by congenital heart block and transient skin lesions, is usually self-limited. A patient with history of neonatal lupus erythematosus and congenital heart block developed central nervous system vasculopathy resembling moyamoya disease and hypertension at 17 years of age. Careful examination and follow-up of possible central nervous system complications later in life might be important in infants with neonatal lupus erythematosus.
Inoue
Kazuhiko
K
Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan.
Fukushige
Junichiro
J
Ohno
Takuro
T
Igarashi
Hisaji
H
Hara
Toshiro
T
D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial