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Please tell me, could chemotherapy cause/induce a lupus flare-up?
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Lupus: Is an autoimmune disease that can cause immune suppression, plus treatments can further suppress it. Qhemo could further cause suppression, so yes a flare could occur.
Answered 6/27/2020
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