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How Should Lupus With Recurrent Pneumonia Be Treated?
I ve been diagnosed with Lupus(SLE),I went through about 3 yrs. of getting pneumonia several times a year,for 3 yrs. I would be admitted into the Hospital and hooked to a pump & I.V. s w/ Antibiotics. This was continuous until the Dr.s dismissed me. I feel my Immune System was destroyed by all this, as I have never been one to really handle Antibiotics. Getting Pneumonia, Double Walking Pneumonia 3-7 times a year was strange for me. I had the complete Lupus Profile ran 3 times, the last one they were not sure that I had Lupus at all or just apt to get it later in life..
Mon, 22 Sep 2014
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Tests that can confirm clinical diagnosis and predict severity of SLE.
Specific for SLE
•Anti-dsDNA anibody
•Anti-smith anibody.
SLE, which affects all components of immunity, can predispose to recurrent pneumonia. As the basic treatment of SLE include several drugs inducing immuno-suppression pneumonia,particularly if on high-dose corticosteroids, can occur .Lupus pneumonitis (interstitial pneumonitis)/alveolitis can occur particularly in overlap connective tissue diseases/Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) -a disease characterized by combination of clinical features of
SLE and other connective tissue diseases.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Tests that can confirm clinical diagnosis and predict severity of SLE.
Specific for SLE
•Anti-dsDNA anibody
•Anti-smith anibody.
SLE, which affects all components of immunity, can predispose to recurrent pneumonia. As the basic treatment of SLE include several drugs inducing immuno-suppression pneumonia,particularly if on high-dose corticosteroids, can occur .Lupus pneumonitis (interstitial pneumonitis)/alveolitis can occur particularly in overlap connective tissue diseases/Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) -a disease characterized by combination of clinical features of
SLE and other connective tissue diseases.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
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