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How are leukemia and lupus similar?

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Specializes in Hematology

Lupus is: An autoimmune disease and leukemia is cancer of the blood forming elements. Lupus and leukemia patients can have low blood counts, and by contrast a lupus patient on steroids could have a high wbc, as could a leukemia patient.

Dr Lovell agreed

Answered 8/30/2017

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