Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a tick-borne bacterial disease that affects the cells in the lining of your blood vessels, making the vessels leak. This can eventually cause serious damage to internal organs, particularly the kidneys. Rocky Mountain spotted fever responds well to prompt treatment with antibiotics.
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems, including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart and lungs. With treatment, most people with lupus can lead active lives.
Please visit our Lupus page: https://www.empowher.com/condition/lupus
and read through the causes, symptoms, and treatments for Lupus.
Try not to worry, she is only being tested for Lupus-- just because she showed some markers that could indicate that she may have lupus, doesn't mean she does.
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Hi Anon,
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a tick-borne bacterial disease that affects the cells in the lining of your blood vessels, making the vessels leak. This can eventually cause serious damage to internal organs, particularly the kidneys. Rocky Mountain spotted fever responds well to prompt treatment with antibiotics.
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems, including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart and lungs. With treatment, most people with lupus can lead active lives.
Please visit our Lupus page: https://www.empowher.com/condition/lupus
and read through the causes, symptoms, and treatments for Lupus.
Try not to worry, she is only being tested for Lupus-- just because she showed some markers that could indicate that she may have lupus, doesn't mean she does.
Wishing you the best,
Rosa
September 22, 2011 - 6:09amThis Comment
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