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What diagnostic tests are there for cutaneous lupus? do you have to wait until symptoms (a rash) re-occur to get diagnosed?

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Multiple factors: Please consult this site for diagnostic criteria for lupus. http://www.lupus.org/answers/entry/lupus-diagnostic-criteria

Answered 8/27/2016

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