Connective tissue diseases: Primigravida is a risk factor for SLE flare

Nature Reviews Rheumatology 10, 636 (2014). doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2014.179 A retrospective analysis of 120 pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) identified first pregnancy as a risk factor for flare of disease activity during pregnancy. The investigators identified 47 episodes of flare (relapse rate 37.9%), the most common manifestations of which were renal, joint,
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