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What do you suggest if my hubby went to rhuematologist with a referral and many symptoms of lupus.?
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Listen to him: A Rheumatologist is uniquely trained to diagnose, treat and consult on lupus and to determine how severe and even know it might not be.
Answered 7/24/2014
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