Approximately 15% of diagnoses of lupus may be misdiagnoses of other disorders, including fibromyalgia, seronegative spondyloarthropathies such as ankylosing spondylitis
Seal, the singer married to Heidi Klum has discoid lupus. The scars on his face are from lupus. Michael Jackson has discoid lupus. Mary Elizabeth McDonough who played Erin on the Waltons has lupus.
Homo homini lupus - album - was created in 2000.
According to the Lupus Foundation of America, IL Chapter's Website-www.lupusil.org: "Cutaneous lupus erythematosus is limited to your skin. Although cutaneous lupus can cause many types of rashes and lesions (sores), the most common kind is raised, scaly and red, but not itchy; it is called a discoid rash because the areas of rash are shaped like disks, or circles." That would be why Seal has the raised marks on his face. You can find many other answers to your questions about Lupus on this website.
Yes. Michael Wayne (Morrison), eldest son of John Wayne, died at the age of 68 in 2003 of complications caused by lupus.
Nothing yet, but her family has all had LUPOS, so later on she might get that.
It is possible that leukemia may be misdiagnosed as lupus, however lupus can cause bone marrow changes that may mimic some of the symptoms and signs of leukemia. For appropriate diagnosis of lupus, see a rheumatologist. For appropriate diagnosis of blood disease, see a hematologist.
== == Lupus symptoms tend to mimic many other diseases. Many times, the doctors look for many other things before looking for lupus. The phrase "But you don't look sick" is often associated with lupus. You tend to feel awful with this disease but look "normal." This can cause many patients who are misdiagnosed to feel like they are going crazy. Also, there is no single test to diagnose for lupus. A positive ANA in a blood test will sometimes show that one has lupus but it is not definitive.
Little is known about chronic CO poisoning, and it is often misdiagnosed.
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Lupus is not caused by a pathogen. Lupus is not contagious.
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Commonly misdiagnosed illnesses often share symptoms but not root causes. Illnesses whose symptoms include scratch or itchy throat, runny nose, fever, chills, and loss of appetite are commonly misdiagnosed if not tested for properly.
is lupus infectious
20 percent of people with lupus will have a parent or sibling who already has lupus or may develop lupus.
Cutaneous lupus which is often called discoid lupus.
Systemic lupus erythematosus. This is the most serious form of lupus and affects about 70% of all persons with lupus
There is no lupus gene. At this point, researchers have found 30 loci (locations) on the human genome that are implicated in the development of lupus.