Frequently Asked Questions about Lupus (SLE)

My name is john worthy registered nurse attempting some study on lupus, one my patients has it and i have no idea about the illness. i have read one page that s...?

Can lymphodema develop in a lupus patient with a swollen leg?

Searing foot pain and lupus?

I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and restless leg syndrome. My ESR is 129 and my CRP is 2.39(h). Also have borderline anemia with HCT of 34.4, RBC 3.5...?

Tested positive, but do not have Lupus?

I have begun having a senstion that the right side of my body is cold all the time. It feels like it is only the outside of my arm and leg which are chilled and...?

SLE?

Is it possible that I could have Lupus?

Raised, puffy skin rashes?

Lupus?

What other test should i have done to see if i do have a connective tissue disease?

Could back and rib fractures be caused by lupus?

What is meant by Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease?

Mother/daughter lupus?

Why do I find have pain in my arms when I wake up and am constantly tired?

My 20 yr old grand-daughter has lupus with heart and lung involvment, Reyenauds, R.A., CFS. She can not work or live by herself. Her mental stability is declin...?

Liver enzymes in lupus?

Should my rheumatologist test for lupus?

Indefinite lupus diagnosis?

Lupus symptoms but negative ANA?

I have 99% of Lupus Symptoms and had some blood positive for ANA and some negitive. I also have a low white count. Is this Lupus?

Does having a negative ana mean you don't have lupus?

Sed rate and lupus?

Lupus and heredity?

Can I have drug induced Lupus again?

My sister is 19 years old & is suffring with lupus nephritis.What might be the future complications?

In Dr. Michael Belmonts Clinical Overview on Lupus he stated that"The prognosis for patients with SLE has greatly improved over the last few decades with at lea...?

Lupus?

My brother is 27 and has been diagnosed with Lupus Nephritis it is very aggressive and he has already been treated with chemo and currently on cytoxin however h...?

Lesions on my legs?

Surgery risk?

In disease SLE Systemic Lupus Erythmatosis, does patient get periodic fevers?? even after getting doses of steriods,all required suggested drugs for a time more...

I was diagnosed with Lupus a few months ago. The last couple of days everything that I eat and even when I take my medication it feels as though everything is ...?

Patient with diagnosed SLE and Nephritis Class 4 with positive lupus anticoagulant and with progressive rise of creatinine inspite of esr of 1, DSDNA < 30 and b...?

I would like to know why a Dermotologist will not treat my psoriasis because I have Lupus; though it is in remission. He says I need to see a Rheumotologist. Al...?

Lupus diagnosis?

Can lupus pain and other symptoms disappear duing pregnancy?

I am a physical therapy student at the University of Connecticut, I am writing a paper regarding the effectiveness of physical therapy with Systemic Lupus patie...?

I have a rash on both legs. It has raised lesions, it sometimes itches and hurts. My legs swell at the sight of the rashes and I have had several infected lesio...?

Is retaining water and sore upper body joints signs that my lupus is no longer in remission?

Is Polycithemia Vera caused by having Lupus?

How can I stop the rash on my face due to photosensitive lupus?

Gastric bypass surgery with lupus?

Do I have Lupus Nephritis?

Do i have lupus?

Dry liips and lupus?

Can you die from having lupus?

Do I have lupus?

My mother has Lupus and is an alcoholic, how is this affecting her in the long run?

I have had a low grade fever (99.5-100F) since last night, also I have muscle aches, fatigue, headache. Do you think this is from lupus flare up or may be flu v...?

Lupus chest pain?

Lupus and lesions?

Can my God sister die from Lupus?

Lupus that attacks the brain.?

Can a woman in her mid thirties, diagnosed with SLE, have children ?

My lupus causes me to break out in severe hives. My body turns red, burns, and itches real bad like I have a bug in my body. I was admited to the hospital in ...?

I had a partial cerebral seizure two days after having a kidney biopsy. They said the seizure had nothing to do with the biopsy, but could be linked to my Lupus...?

My mother is 75 years old.And has found out she has discord lupus.She has a rash on her arms lower legs and now face.When she has a flair up she gets very itchy...?

Can cerebral lupus occur in the presence of normal C3C4 levels ?

Do lupus patients require a lifetime of steroids and other medicines?

Lupus and the brain?

Lupus and Pregnancy?

Does Plaquenil cause shortness of breath and fatigue?

Lupus sun rashes?

TESTED POSITIVE FOR ANA AND DOUBLE STRAND DNA?

Lupus transmissability?

Lupus survival?

Lupus and sun light?

Lupus hereditary risk?

Should a person with lupus smoke? Will being in the cold air for some 15 min. be difficult for someone with lupus? (For example playing with children ages 3 and...

Could my Lupus SLE be causing what my doctor's are treating as tennis elbow? I don't think it's tennis elbow because I fel the same pain in my feet and my legs...

What can be done to treat lupus pneumonitis, pulmonary hypertension, and blood hemorrhaging?

Are swollen skin, burning pain, scalp rash, joint pain, and numb limbs lupus related?

Lupus?

My sister in law is 27 & has lupus. She has been in the hospital for 3 days now. She was feeling sick and now her heart rate has slowed. I am very worried. ...?

What routine labortory tests are recommended to monitor lupus patients?

Body temperature effects of lupus ?

Lupus effects on sex drive?

Can on recover a sense of health after several life threatening complicatons from lupus?

Cutaneous Calcinosis in lupus?

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