Multiple choice

Which of the following auto immune disorders is associated with infants?

  1. Systemic lupus erythematosus

  2. Discoid lupus erythematosus

  3. Drug-induced lupus erythematosus

  4. Neonatal lupus erythematosus

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Explanation

Neonatal lupus erythematosus is the occurrence of SLE symptoms in an infant born from a mother with SLE, most commonly presenting with a rash resembling discoid lupus erythematosus, and sometimes with systemic abnormalities such as heart block or hepatosplenomegaly.

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