Regarding systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), the following statements are correct EXCEPT which one?
a) There is a 10:1 female
preponderance, particularly affecting women of childbearing age
b) Patients with SLE and
isolated lupus anticoagulant antibody are clinically coagulopathic
contraindicating central neuraxial blockade
c) Peri-partum high dose
steroid therapy may be necessary
d) Pregnant patients are
at increased risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension, regardless of their
pre-pregnancy renal status
e) More than 50% of
patients with SLE have demonstrable psychiatric or neurological abnormalities including
seizures and cerebrovascular events
