An IVF baby with neonatal lupus erythematosus
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Sri Lanka Medical Association
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We report an infant with neonatal lupus
erythematosus (NLE) born following in vitro fertilisation
(IVF) to a mother who was unaware of an autoimmune
illness in herself. NLE is rare in the general population but
the literature shows at least seven other IVF babies with
this condition [1, 2, 3]. Hormonal manipulation for ovulation
induction causing a flare-up of lupus activity is a possible
explanation.
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Senanayake, M. P., & Kumarsinghe, P. (2012). An IVF baby with neonatal lupus erythematosus.