A 35-year-old member asked:
discoid lupus could be passed on to my kids?
2 doctor answers
Dr. Bruce Rothschild answered
48 years experience Rheumatology
not contageous: Not contageous and not direct inheritance, but connective tissue diseases are more common in families with affected members.
Answered on Oct 22, 2013
Dr. Christine Hom answered
30 years experience Pediatrics
Small chance: Discoid lupus is an autoimmune disease. There is only a small chance of it being passed on to your children.
Answered on Sep 19, 2015
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Dr. Yash Khanna answered
57 years experience Family Medicine
Not directly: A pregnant mother can not pass lupus to her unborn baby., and it is not directly inherited like other genetic diseases.
A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Morris Westfried answered
46 years experience Dermatology
Maybe: Disocoid lupus can cause localized s raring but 5 per cent of the cases are associated with systemic lupus which needs monitoring and approriate treat ... Read More
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Dr. Mohamed Aboyoussef answered
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Hydroxychloroquine : There is no association between your past history of malaria and recent diagnosis of discoid lupus. Hydroxychloroquine and similar medication has the ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ramachandran Srinivasan answered
52 years experience Rheumatology
Pregnancy and lupus: Chances of baby developing lupus are very small. Neonatal lupus is a condition in which mothers ant-ro or anti-la antibodies temporarily pass through ... Read More
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