A member asked:

Can recurring vaginal yeast infections cause you to develop lupus over years or can the infections be a sign you had lupus all along?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Probably not: Lupus does reduce resistance to infections, but vaginal infections are usually not related.

Answered 1/5/2019

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Dr. John Chiu answered

No: Yeast infection is not related to the development of autoimmune disease including lupus.

Answered 9/29/2016

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