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  • Title: [Clinical analysis of pregnancy complicated with systemic lupus erythematosus].
    Author: Wu XH, Zuo XX, Wu ZD, Zhang WS, Fu Q.
    Journal: Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban; 2006 Apr; 31(2):271-3. PubMed ID: 16706131.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the interacting effects between pregnancy and flares of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to explore the best occasion for SLE patients' conception and the management during the pregnancy. METHODS: Thirty one cases of pregnancy complicated with SLE were investigated retrospectively, among whom 18 were in remission of SLE at the beginning of conception (Group A), and the other 13 either had high-activity of the disease or were first diagnosed as SLE during the pregnancy (Group B). Various doses of prednisone were administered to control SLE. RESULTS: SLE flares still occurred in 6 cases in Group A, but in all cases in Group B. Compared with Group A, the rates of fetal loss and early delivery were significantly higher in Group B (P < 0.05), while the survival rate and the weight of the new born were notably decreased in Group B (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Pregnancy and SLE interacted with each other unfavorably. Selection of remission stage for conception and proper management during the pregnancy could significantly improve the maternal-fetal safety.
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