Thursday, 1 November 2012

Scientists Explore Link Between Lupus and Increased Risk of Preeclampsia

Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a higher risk of preeclampsia - a dangerous condition in which pregnant women develop high blood pressure (hypertension) and protein in their urine (proteinuria) after 20 weeks of gestation, states research. According to the findings published in iArthritis Care (and) Research/i, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), use of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) during pregnancy was rare in the study ...

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