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A 23-year-old female asked:

After an emergency cholecystectomy, pancreatitis, and liver disease, i was diagnosed with sle. did the lupus cause all that damage?

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Rheumatology 54 years experience

Probably not: Liver disease is not a component of lupus. Pancreatitis is a very rare complication as is cholecystitis.

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Dr. Mark Hoepfner

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Dr. Tracy Lovellanswered

Internal Medicine - rheumatology 23 years experience

Lupus: Lupus on occasion can be associated with liver and pancreatic involvement.

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