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If a person is positive for hepatitis B that has nothing to do with lupus one way or the other. The two are not related.
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Can systemic lupus erythematosus be prevented?
There are no known ways to avoid developing SLE. However, it is possible for a patient who has been diagnosed with SLE to prevent flares of the disease.
Can lupus be wrongly diagnosed as hepatitis?
Not likely
Do you have lupus with positive ana-dna?
If you have lupus, you will almost definitely have a positive ANA. However, a positive ANA doesn't necessarily mean you have lupus.
Does Toni Braxton have Lupus?
Toni Braxton was diagnosed in 2008 when she was hospitalized with what doctors thought was a heart attack. On further in vestigation, the doctors diagnosed her with lupus. Lupus can affect any of the muscle layers of the heart. Lupus patients are 50 times more likely to suffer a heart attack than the general population.
Is lupus a generation disease?
Science has identified some genes that appear to be related to the inheritance of lupus and autoimmunity. Having these genes only predisposes the patient to the disease however, it does not mean the patient will ever get lupus.
What year did Michael Jackson get lupus?
Yes. Michael Wayne (Morrison), eldest son of John Wayne, died at the age of 68 in 2003 of complications caused by lupus.
Can lupus patient use wheat grass?
i have lupus and taking medication, will i be able to use wheat grass
Does everyone with a positive ANA test have lupus?
No. Approximately 10 million Americans have a positive ANA. There are about 1.5 million Americans with lupus. 95-98% of people with lupus have a positive ANA, the others do not. Most people with lupus have a positive ANA, but some do not. Many people have a positive ANA and have another autoimmune disease or no disease at all. The immunofluorescent pattern of the ANA is more significant than the titer number. Lupus usually presents with a speckled rather than homogeneous pattern. There are no definitive biomarkers for lupus.
Can a lupus patient take salagen?
Salagen is used to treat Sjogren's syndrome which can occur in overlap with lupus. The answer is "yes" as long as all doctors treating the patient are informed.
When was the medicine hydroxychloroquine first used for lupus patient?
Hydroxychloroquine was approved by the FDA for the treatment of lupus in April of 1955.
When was hydroxychloroquine first used for lupus patient?
April 1955
What kind of a skin rash does a lupus patient gets?
red
