A 25-year-old member asked:
Are you more prone to lymphedema if you have lupus?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

Dr. Alan Koslowanswered
Vascular Surgery 44 years experience
Nothing I could find: There are a couple a case studies but nothing more then that. So i would not think it is common if it really happens at all.
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Vasu Brownanswered
Integrative Medicine 35 years experience
Yes: Any chronic disease process and autoimmune disease can create secondary lymphedema.
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated Aug 18, 2013
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