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ArticleClinical rheumatology2008

Maternal and fetal outcomes of 72 pregnancies in Argentine patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Javier A Cavallasca, Hugo A Laborde, Hilda Ruda-Vega, Gustavo G Nasswetter

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Article in Clinical rheumatology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Pregnancy.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Javier A CavallascaDivision of Rheumatology, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Avenida Córdoba 2351. 8 degrees Piso, Código Postal 1120 AAF, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hugo A Laborde
Hilda Ruda-Vega
Gustavo G Nasswetter

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of the following study was to analyze maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the influence of SLE exacerbations on those pregnancies. Seventy-two pregnancies in 61 SLE patients treated between January 1986 and February 2004 in Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martin" were reviewed retrospectively. Patient age was 28.1 +/- 6.2 years (mean+/-standard deviation [SD]). Mean SLE duration was 4.5 +/- 3.2 years (range 6 months-10 years). No patient acquired the disorder during gestation. Four (5.5%) patients had signs of active disease at the beginning of her pregnancy. Sixteen patients, accounting for 20 pregnancies, had a history of lupus nephritis. Nine patients met secondary antiphospholipid syndrome criteria and had 13 pregnancies. There were 14 exacerbations of the disease during pregnancy (19.4%), with most flares being mild. The most common obstetric complications were gestational hypertension in 15 pregnancies (20.8%) and preeclampsia in 8 pregnancies (11%). Forty-six percent of pregnancies ended in preterm deliveries. There were 62 live births (1 twin birth; 85%), 6 stillbirths (8%), and 5 spontaneous abortions (7%). Thirty-nine percent of newborns had low birth weight. Adequate pregnancy follow-up and delivery care by an interdisciplinary team in Argentine SLE patients with no pre-gestational preparation resulted in maternal and fetal outcomes similar to those seen in world reference centers.

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Infant, Low Birth WeightInfant, PrematurePregnancy OutcomeAdultAntiphospholipid SyndromeArgentinaComorbidityFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLupus NephritisPrednisonePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPremature BirthPrednisone

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