Warm antibody hemolytic anemia--a rare presentation of neonatal lupus.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Halder, Rohan; Malik, Richa; Kashyap, Rajesh
- Source
- Lupus. May2017, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p661-663. 3p. 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *HEMOLYTIC anemia
*LUPUS erythematosus
*INFANT diseases
*STEROIDS
*CYCLOSPORINE
- Language
- ISSN
- 0961-2033
Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) affects 1%-2% pregnant females with autoimmunity. An infant presented with steroid refractory hemolytic anemia as a manifestation of NLE. A trial of withholding breastfeeding had a transient response, but infant was eventually put on cyclosporin therapy to control the hemolysis. Now he is thriving well and transfusion free. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]