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Published on: July 18, 2014
Complete congenital foetal heart block: a case report
M Dey1, T Jose1, A Shrivastava1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India - 411040.
Abstract:
Congenital heart block (CHB) is the most severe manifestation of neonatal lupus which can develop into a lethal atrioventricular (AV) block. Complete congenital foetal heart block related to maternal anti-Ro/SSA autoanti-bodies typically develops between 20 and 24 weeks of gestation. CHB with a structurally normal heart is frequently associated with maternal autoantibodies to Ro/SSA and La/SSB. We are presenting a case of foetal complete CHB with high maternal Ro/SSA and La/SSB titre with favourable outcome.
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