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How To Confirm Lupus?
I AM 53 YEARS OLD i HAVE A HISTORY OF LUPUS i HAVE BEEN HAVING PAIN IN MY ESOPHAGUS WHEN i TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN i AN NOT SURE IF IT IS MY ESOPHAGUS OR MY CHEST iT HURTS MORE WHEN i LEAN BACK IN A CHAIR AND PUT PRESSURE ON MY BACK AREA MY VOICE SEEMS A LITTLE MORE HOARSE THAN USUAL NOT BAD THOUGH YOUR THOUGHTS WHAT IT COULD BE
Mon, 2 Jun 2014
Hi,
you should go for a test--- ANA
if this is negative-- means you donot have lupus
if it is positive -- means you have probability of lupus, need to be investigated further like dsDNA, C3, C4 test
--Dr Alok
you should go for a test--- ANA
if this is negative-- means you donot have lupus
if it is positive -- means you have probability of lupus, need to be investigated further like dsDNA, C3, C4 test
--Dr Alok
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