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My sister is 16 and born with sle, last week she fainted at school and had to undergo surgery due to blood clot in her lung.will this happen again?
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Lupus patients: Can be at higher risk for clots. Now that this is known your sister can be on long term blood thinners to try to avoid future problems.
Answered 10/4/2016
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