[Acute cerebrovascular accident in the primary antiphospholipid syndrome].

Objective: To report the prevalence of acute cerebrovascular accidents (ACVA) and risk factors for thrombosis among patients diagnosed of primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPLS) and to compare this group with that of patients with PAPLS but not ACVA.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective data analysis of 30 patients consecutively diagnosed of PAPLS. Episodes of ACVA were quantitated and other cardiovascular risk factors were determined.

[Pregnancy and systemic lupus erythematosus].

Background: The interrelations between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and pregnancy are reason for debate. Patients with SLE may present antiphospholipid antibodies (APL), anti-Ro (a-Ro) or anti-La (a-La) with their influence in pregnancy not being well defined.

Methods: The pregnancies in a series of 96 fertile age women with SLE, followed during the period of 1975-1991 with a mean follow up of 6.

[Infection and systemic lupus erythematosus: analysis of a series of 145 patients].

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SEL) is a chronic inflammatory disease, which often requires corticosteroid treatment, being infection a common cause of both morbidity and mortality. We report the infectious episodes from 145 SLE patients revisited through 1975-1991, with a 6.8 years mean follow-up period.