%0 Generic %A Radin, M. %A Schreiber, K. %A Cecchi, I. %A Signorelli, F. %A De Jesus, G. %A Aso, K. %A Kono, M. %A Urban, M. L. %A Bacco, B. %A Cassarino, S. Gallo %A Lo Sardo, L. %A Foddai, S. G. %A Barinotti, A. %A Garcia, I. Gomez %A Quaglia, M. I. %A Tissera, Y. %A Gervasoni, F. %A Aguirre-Zamorano, M. A. %A Alba, P. %A Benedetto, C. %A Atsumi, T. %A Amengual, O. %A Emmi, G. %A Andrade, D. %A Marozio, L. %A Roccatello, D. %A Sciascia, S. %T DISEASE ACTIVITY AT CONCEPTION PREDICTS LUPUS FLARE UP TO 2 YEARS AFTER BIRTH: A MULTICENTRE LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY %D 2022 %@ 0003-4967 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20056 %X Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often affects women in theirchildbearing years, and pregnancy may affect SLE disease activity during pregnancy and post-partum (1,2). Limited data assessing the likelihood and characteristics of SLE activity in an extended time period post-partum which may be relevant as patients may wish further pregnancies exist. Objectives: To assess predicting factors that might influence SLE disease activity in women in an extended follow-up period of 2 years after giving birth and clinical assessment every three months. Methods: The study was design as an international retrospective, data-driven case collection study, enrolling 119 women with a first birth and with a strictly monitored follow-up period of 2 years. %K Lupus erythematosus, systemic %K Postpartum period %K Follow-up studies %K Pregnancy outcome %~