A 47-year-old female asked:
What is the average age of death for a lupus patient?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 53 years experience
Hard to say: Sometimes it is the average age of everyone else. Many people with lupus have modest disease and can be controlled without immunosuppressive therapy. In these instances, most have a normal life expectancy. For those with more sever disease, it depends on the organs involved, the severity of that involvement and the meds used to treat it.
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Dr. Tracy Lovellanswered
Internal Medicine - rheumatology 22 years experience
Difficult to say : Life expectancy has improved over the years for lupus patients. Used to, patients with lupus were more apt to die from complications of their disease and infections as a result of the therapies.
Now with better recognition and therapy for lupus, we are beginning to see more death as a result of cardiovascular disease. Thus; it all the more important to have follow with your primary and your rheu.
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Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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