Question 1

can men have lupus?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Lupus is an auto-immune disorder that can affect various organs including the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, etc.  Males and females can get lupus. Check out lupus.Org for more information.

Question 2

how common is lupus in 21 year old men?

Accepted Answer

Less common: Men get lupus less depending on the data. Nine times more in women than men and four times more on girls than boys.

Question 3

why don't men want to go to doctors? my husband has discoid lupus, and i feel i have to drag him in to be seen. what will happen to him without treatment?

Accepted Answer

Scarring: The individual lesion will scar and leave discoloration. He needs to be evaluated to determine if ot os limited to skin only. This will require blood tests , history , examination and possible tests of lung function, x rays if indicated.Treatment for discoid lupus is cream and possibly injections into lesions.

Question 4

can a 62 year man with lupus survive on 22% heart function?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Survival may be limited but careful medical management may help for a long time. The other consideration for right now is evaluation for a cardiac assist device. A number now exist and you should seek out a high volume center that also does transplants and seek evaluation and consideration for an assist device especially before heart function gets any worse.

Question 5

i shook the hand of a man who previously suffered from necrotizing fasciities (resolved, had scar) and suffers from lupus. can i contract nf this way?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Without an open sore, ingesting the bactteria or a compromised immune system you probably would not get it even if his infection were active which it does not seem to be form your description.

Question 6

is lupus rare?

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Yes: It occurs in about 1 in 700 Caucasian women and 1 in 300 African American women.

Question 7

who all gets lupus?

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Genetic 2/3 envr 1/3: There are  genetic forces in about 2/3 of people and environmental factors in1/3.

Question 8

is lupus reversible?

Accepted Answer

No: Lupus in all its various presentations is treatable but it is not curable nor reversible. In some cases, lupus may go into remission but if it does go into remission, it does so on its own and does not go into remission as a result of treatment.

Question 9

is lupus hereditary?

Accepted Answer

Somewhat hereditary?: Sle (lupus) is an auto-immune disorder in which a person's immune system is reacting strongly against parts of his own body. The inflammation from the immune system reaction leads to symptoms. It is believed to be partly genetic or familial (some people may be genetically more likely to get sle) and partly environmental (something happens in a person's life that sets off the auto-immune reaction).

Question 10

what is systemic lupus?

Accepted Answer

Lupus: Systemic lupus is an autoimmune condition which is best dealt with a rheumatologist or an oncolologist. This can be a very serious problem and i reccomend the best specialists you can find.

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