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| Neonatal lupus (NL) is an autoimmune disease of neonates that results from passive transfer of autoantibodies from the mother to the fetus. It occurs in about 1 to 2 percent of babies born to mothers with autoimmune disease, primarily systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren’s syndrome, and antibodies to SSA/Ro and/or SSB/La.<ref name="pmid20012231">{{cite journal| author=Brucato A, Cimaz R, Caporali R, Ramoni V, Buyon J| title=Pregnancy outcomes in patients with autoimmune diseases and anti-Ro/SSA antibodies. | journal=Clin Rev Allergy Immunol | year= 2011 | volume= 40 | issue= 1 | pages= 27-41 | pmid=20012231 | doi=10.1007/s12016-009-8190-6 | pmc=PMC3558034 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20012231 }} </ref><ref name="pmid19852749">{{cite journal| author=Buyon JP| title=Updates on lupus and pregnancy. | journal=Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis | year= 2009 | volume= 67 | issue= 3 | pages= 271-5 | pmid=19852749 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19852749 }} </ref>. It is characterized by cutaneous, cardiac or rarely both clinical manifestations.
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