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The majority of lupus cases are mild to moderate, although the disease can be life threatening. Lupus is controlled with immunosuppressive medication. Lifestyle changes can also be helpful. If a patient sees the rheumatologist as recommended and follws the treatment plan, most lupus patients can expect to live a relatively normal lifespan.
There have been no new medications approved by the FDA specifically for the treatment of lupus since Nov. 20, 1958. A new medication, Benlysta, is likely to be approved on Dec. 9, 2010. However, this drug will not be appropriate for all lupus patients. It is also very expensive and must be given by intravenous infusion.
What else can I help you with?
Can you get a false negative for lupus?
Yes, there are several cases of false pregnancy tests when a person has Lupus. This is due to the increased protein that a person with Lupus has.
Can a person have chronic pleurisy without lupus?
Yes, a person can have chronic pleurisy without lupus.
Can an airline pilot have lupus?
Yes a person can be an airline pilot and also have lupus. Depending on the severity of the lupus, the demands of a pilot's job might become overwhelming. Lupus affects each person differently.
Is it possible for blood type to change if a person has lupus and forgets to take their medication?
Neither lupus nor lupus medication can change a person's blood type.
Can you be a carrier of lupus?
Lupus is not directly hereditary, however predisposition to developing autoimmunity is more likely in people who are related. Lupus is not contagious. For these two reasons, a person cannot be a lupus carrier. A person can be genetically predisposed to develop lupus but the disease may never develop.
How is lupus physically passed from person to person?
Lupus is a genetic autoimmune disorder. You are born with it, and it can be treated successfully, however there is no cure.
Can lupus transmitted by touch skin by skin?
Lupus is not contagious. Lupus cannot be transmitted from one person to another by any means.
Can a person have a relationship with lupus?
YES!
How does lupus occur?
In the United States lupus affects about 1.5 million people. Worldwide it is estimated that at least 5 million people have lupus. These are estimates. Doctors do not report each diagnosis of lupus that they make. No government agency requires that a diagnosis of lupus be reported. Lupus statistics are gleand from hospital discharge diagnoses. If a person is diagnosed with lupus but had not been hospitalized, their diagnosis will not appear in the statistics. If a person is hospitalized for a complicaton of lupus, the discharge statement may not even mention lupus.
Can Lupus cause weight loss?
No. In order to develop lupus you have to have the right combination of genes plus triggers. The stress of surgery could trigger lupus in a person who is genetically predisposed, but not in a person who is not genetically predisposed.
What is the future technology for the HIV AIDS?
Lupus has nothing to do with HIV AIDS. Lupus is an autoimmune disease. HIV AIDS is an immunodeficienty disease transmitted by a virus.
Can lupus lie dormant while still showing some symptoms?
If a person is showing symptoms, then the lupus is not dormant.
