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How do i know if i have pleurisy or lupus?
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Get chest x ray: First get chest x ray. Then if negative, get blood for antinuclear antibody test.
Answered 2/1/2017
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See details: Pleurisy can be a component of systemic lupus. If that is your only issue and you have no other diagnostic criteria for lupus, then it is just pleurisy.
Answered 3/11/2023
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