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Are there any antibiotics for lupus (sle)?
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No: Unless there is a concurrant bacterial infection-no.
Answered 7/5/2012
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No!: The antibiotics Minocycline and doxycline have been shown effective in ra. Not in sle.
Answered 6/30/2014
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No.: I say that with some regret, because I use Doxycycline more for RA then any other drug.
Answered 6/25/2014
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