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Minerva Pediatrica 2006 December;58(6):579-81

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language: English

Mild and transient neutropenia in an infant of mother with Wegener’s granulomatosis

Zuppa A. A. ¹, De Luca D. ¹, Cota F. ¹, De Carolis S. ², Savone R. ², Manna R. ³

¹ Division of Neonatology Department of Paediatrics Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy 3 Department of Internal Medicine Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy

A case of a pregnancy occurring in a woman with previously diagnosed Wegener’s granulomatosis and the following neonatal follow-up are described. Complete clinical and laboratory disappearance of disease activity was achieved by steroid treatment before pregnancy. The newborn was followed up for 6 months; he always showed normal clinical and laboratory exams, except a mild and transient neutropenia.