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Are you more prone to lymphedema if you have lupus?
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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.
Answered 8/18/2013
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Yes: Any chronic disease process and autoimmune disease can create secondary lymphedema.
Answered 7/7/2012
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