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Thyroid stopped secreting, pneumonia, red rash on each cheek & positive antinuclear antibody - is this lupus ?
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Maybe: It may also just be autoimmune thyroid disease with the facial rash due to an unrelated cause such as rosacea. See a rheumatologist and then you will know.
Answered 1/14/2014
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