Lupus Pregnancy

Lupus pregnacy

        The pacient should talk about what he lives with his relatives or people who also live with lupus. This can often adopt a better attitude toward the disease and to keep abreast of new treatments. Women should plan out their pregnancy. Women with lupus should choose the time of pregnancy and get close medical supervision during it. Lupus increases the risk of miscarriage and premature birth. We also know that the symptoms tend to recur in pregnant women.

• The pregnancy must be monitored regularly and especially during the last quarter and after childbirth;
• The spontaneous abortions are frequent;
• The newborn is exposed to neonatal lupus and cardiac disorders.

Lupus pregnancy pictures

Lupus pregnancy consultation

        The review should be complete in order to define the organ affected by disease and guide further investigations. It is possible to find an increase in the spleen, an increase of glands and numerous signs in connection with the organs affected.

Lupus pregnancy reviews and analyzes

        The laboratory tests used to highlight signs of inflammation It is possible to find hematological abnormalities: decrease in white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets in the blood. Some laboratory tests can highlight suggestive autoantibodies of this disease: antinuclear antibodies, anti-native DNA (Farr test), anti-Sm, antiphospholipid antibodies. Some laboratory tests must be systematically and regularly conducted in search of a kidney: search for protein and blood in urine, determination of urea and creatinine blood. Examination of healthy sample skin found a deposit of antibodies to the junction between the dermis and epidermis. The renal biopsy (removal under radiological control of kidney tissue) can find suggestive lesions of kidney damage and a deposit of antibodies.