Can you tell me anything about neonatal lupus?

Very rare!: Few neonates will ever have lupus, but maternal antibodies can enter via placenta and also breast milk. Particularly with women who are ss-a antibody positive, certain cardiac conduction defects and rash can occur. It invariably goes away withn 6-9 mo. Mother can transmit several autoantibodies, ie. Those against the thyroid gland, just as they transmit antibodies that protect neonatal infection.

Lupus mother antibo: Neonatal lupus is lupus in the newborn. There are a variety of manifestations that can include a characteristic rash, a low platelet count, a heart rhythm conduction change all in the newborn. This is related to the transfer of the mother's lupus antibodies across the placenta and usually resolves in 6 months as the mother antibody levels drop. These child do not develop sle later.