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Can Kidneys Be Attacked By Lupus?

I have all the signs of lupus sle but all tests have been negative except anticardiolipin igg was 1 point over normal so it said high also i have high creactive protein and sed rate for 6 years. I feel im having a flare of symptoms im getting a rash back on my legs and fingers also in my scalp i keep getting butterfly rash and hives from sunlight and now my urin smells like sulfur or ammonia and its brown like coke it feels like i need to still go but can t. Im drinking gatorade constantly and im swollen everywhere. My pcp said the last few times i was there my urine had protein and blood in it but the culture showed no infection. I have this every few weeks but no infection could the undiagnosed lupus be attacking my kidneys?
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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Good evening. Yes lupus can affect the kidneys. But i am not too sure why is it still undiagnosed if it present. Urine protein and blood are abnormal. But there can be many causes for the same presentation. I am not too sure if you have your ANA, ANCA levels, ENA Profile,complement and DsDNA levels done. Cause one needs to see into these causes.
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Can Kidneys Be Attacked By Lupus?

Good evening. Yes lupus can affect the kidneys. But i am not too sure why is it still undiagnosed if it present. Urine protein and blood are abnormal. But there can be many causes for the same presentation. I am not too sure if you have your ANA, ANCA levels, ENA Profile,complement and DsDNA levels done. Cause one needs to see into these causes.