A case of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) in an 11 years-old girl is reported. This is the first reported in the Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta. In the beginning, the diagnosis was established as scleroderma based on the clinical picture of the skin lesion and the result of the skin biopsy. Laboratory exami…
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in pregnancy, frequently create problem to internists, obstetric-gynecologist and pediatricians who deals with the disease. The factors that caused these problems, there are no clear explanation about the mechanisms which allow the fetus allograft to survive in utero. On the other hand, it is widely known that in pregnant SLE patients there are also many facto…