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Would coming off prednisone cause my lupus to come back?

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Dr. Axel Martinez-Irizarry answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Indirectly: You stop the prednisone, it's not going to cause the inflammation that comes from lupus. But if the lupus activates, then you would see it because there is nothing stopping the inflammation. If the lupus is in remission, it will not come back.

Answered 6/17/2014

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