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Can lupus prevent you from working?
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Yes: Lupus patients with their disease in remission or well controlled can work, but lupus patients with active disease will be having many symptoms that make it too difficult to work. (lupus is not a contagious disease.).
Answered 3/26/2013
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SLE: Typically not unless you have a very disabling form of sle.
Answered 3/29/2013
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