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Is neonatal lupus common?
A cousin of mine was diagnosed with neonatal lupus and she's coping with it the best way she can. She was diagnosed immediately after birth. Is this disease common?
3 Answers
neonatal lupus is not very common. It can often be temporary , in a baby born to a mother with lupus, due to transfer of blood producs across the placenta to the fetus. If transient, it only last a few weeks. So if you cousin is still that young it might be temporary. If your cousin is older, it's lupus
No it is not common
Not common, about 1 in 20,000.