Lupus is not contagious. You can't get lupus from someone and you can't give lupus to someone. But chronic illness affects relationships and can have quite a strain on families. When someone is ill the whole family suffers.
Lupus is a serious autoimmune disease, but it is not contagious. You cannot *pass on* the lupus rash to someone else.
Lupus can also effect the central nervous system, causing seizures, depression, and psychosis
Yes, most autoimmune diseases including lupus, affect your athletic energy and abilities.
9 out of 10 lupus patients are women.
With medical management and treatment, you can lead a normal life with lupus.
Neuropsychiatric lupus can affect memory, cause depression, and cause personality changes. Current research shows that this affects more lupus patients than previously believed.
Adipex is an appetite suppressant that affects the central nervous system. Lupus can also affect the central nervous system. I would not take the chance. Regardless, this is a topic to be discussed with your doctor because each case of lupus is different.
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Lupus can be wide spread, but most medication stops it from doing so. Most Lupus cases have deterioration of the kidney and bladder functions. But, I am not a doctor. Please refer to a rheumatologist.
Lupus anticoagulant is one a several blood clotting disorders that can affect lupus patients. Lupus anticoagulant causes the patient to make blood clots. It is treated with blood thinners.
Lupus can affect anyone, but it is most common in women in their childbearing years. Lupus affects nine times more women than men and affects the minority population more often as well. Lupus is more likely to affect African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics than Caucasians. Minorities are also more likely to have serious organ involvement such as kidney disease and failure.