Neurological Symptoms Strike One in Five Primary Sjogren Patients

New manifestations more likely with past history of neurologic involvement
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A recent case study revealed that an infant from a donor egg developed neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) and a congenital heart block, which may have been due to the presence of antibodies to Ro and La in the birth mother—not the genetic mother. The results suggest that a gestational mother with a…
www.the-rheumatologist.org|By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

The putative antibodies that are associated with Neonatal Lupus in the newborn are the ones associated with Sjögren’s Syndrome: anti-Ro and anti-La. Their curious names are purportedly derived from the first 2 letters of the first names of the index patients from whom the autoantibodies were first isolated.

Prevention of congenital heart block in children of SSA-positive mothers

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FDA Approves Xiidra (Lifitegrast) for Dry Eyes

MedScape has reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lifitegrast ophthalmic solution (Xiidra, Shire) for the treatment of signs…
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