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Archivos de cardiología de México
On-line version ISSN 1665-1731Print version ISSN 1405-9940
Abstract
GONZALEZ-ZAMBRANO, Héctor; OROZCO-BAROCIO, Gerardo and FRANCO-RAMOS, María C.. Prevalence of neonatal lupus in a small group of antibody-carrying mothers and frequency of complete atrioventricular block. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2024, vol.94, n.1, pp.33-38. Epub May 07, 2024. ISSN 1665-1731. https://doi.org/10.24875/acm.22000233.
Background:
Neonatal lupus (NL) is extremely rare and is caused by the transplacental passage of maternal IgG autoantibodies against Ro, La, and/or RNP proteins into the fetal circulation, which can cause congenital complete atrioventricular block (CCAB), permanent skin lesions, and liver involvement.
Objective:
To know the prevalence of NL in patients with CCAB and the clinical course in long-term follow-up.
Methods:
From January 1992 to December 2017, patients with CCAB were included. The presence of anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antinuclear antibodies in maternal serum confirmed NL.
Results:
Eight patients were included with a follow-up of 10 ± 6 years; NL was concluded in 62.5%; two were male. One of them was diagnosed in utero, two at birth, and a pacemaker was implanted in them, one at 12 years of age and another at 15. The other two cases were diagnosed at 18 and 26 years of age, and permanent pacemakers were implanted 8 and 5 years later, respectively. In one case, a definitive pacemaker was not implanted in a newborn with only 1 year of follow-up. At delivery, 60% of the mothers were free of rheumatic disease, and altogether, they all had 19 children; none of them presented NL manifestations.
Conclusions:
CCAB is rare and frequently associated with a maternal autoimmune disease, practically all of them will require a definitive pacemaker at some point in their lives.
Keywords : Neonatal lupus; Congenital complete atrioventricular block; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Sjogren’s syndrome.