Anti Ro/SSA positive undifferentiated connective tissue disease in a mother with a newborn with complete congenital heart block: a case report

J Med Assoc Thai. 1998 Aug;81(8):633-6.

Abstract

An association between complete congenital heart block (CCHB) and anti-Ro/SSA antibody is well recognized but has never been reported in Thailand. We report here a 37-year-old female who was admitted because of massive epistaxis secondary to immune thrombocytopenia. She had given birth to a child with CCHB 2 years previously, when she was healthy. Antinuclear antibody and anti-Ro/SSA were positive in her sera, but were negative in her son. The relationship between anti-Ro/SSA antibody and outcome of mothers with infants with CCHB is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / immunology*
  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / immunology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / immunology*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Block / congenital*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
  • Antibodies, Antinuclear