A 23-year-old female asked about a 32-year-old female:

She discontained her medication for lupus alone & there is rash &itching appear on her skin .is she can starta medication again with the same dose?

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Dr. Tracy Lovellanswered

Internal Medicine - rheumatology 23 years experience

Questions: It is not clear why the patient stopped their medication. Talk to your rheumatologist about what happened and see what he or she says.

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