Candido Muñoz Muñoz, Filipa Farinha, Thomas McDonnell, Hajar Jbari, Hanh Nguyen, David Isenberg, Anisur Rahman, David Williams, Jaume Alijotas-Reig, Ian Giles
BACKGROUND: Females diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) face an elevated risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). However, the evidence regarding whether a similar association exists in patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) is inconclusive. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review (2006-2019) of pregnancy outcomes among patients with SLE (n = 51) and UCTD (n = 20) within our institution. We examined the occurrence of various APOs, encompassing miscarriage, stillbirth, termination, preterm birth, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, intrauterine growth restriction, abruption placentae, congenital heart block, or other cardiac abnormalities...
April 24, 2024: Revista Clínica Espanõla