Pediatric Neurology
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 68-70, January 2002

Central nervous system vasculopathy associated with neonatal lupus

  • Kazuhiko Inoue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan
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  • Junichiro Fukushige, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Takuro Ohno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Ohno; Department of Pediatrics; Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Kyushu University; 3-1-1 Maidashi; Higashi-ku; Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan
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  • Hisaji Igarashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshiro Hara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan

Received 26 January 2001; accepted 6 July 2001.

Abstract 

Neonatal lupus erythematosus, characterized mainly by congenital heart block and transient skin lesions, is usually self-limited. A patient with history of neonatal lupus erythematosus and congenital heart block developed central nervous system vasculopathy resembling moyamoya disease and hypertension at 17 years of age. Careful examination and follow-up of possible central nervous system complications later in life might be important in infants with neonatal lupus erythematosus.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 68-70, January 2002

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