Can Lupus cause death?

Answer 1

Complications from Lupus can cause serve illness which might lead to death.( kidney failure)
With medical advances today, very very rarely do Lupus patients die.
Most people live as normally as possible with Lupus.
Some people have more severe symptoms than others...which is typical of Lupus, no two people have the exact same symptoms.
Most severe problems with Lupus are controlled with steroids ..plaquenil...or chemotherapeutic drugs.

Answer 2

I interviewed a doctor from the rustic approximately 6 years in the past and he shown that Michael Jackson had discoid lupus which impacts the exterior - subsequently he sensibly stayed decrease than a parasol to sidestep solar. It grew to become into got here across after he burnt his head interior the pepsi advert. If he basically had discoid lupus (and that's unusual for it to progression to systemic lupus) then his inner organs does not have been affected. So till systemic lupus had additionally stepped forward interior the previous few years, discoid lupus does not have been a reason for death. Blood clots are virtually constantly brought about via a correct ailment - antiphospholipid syndrome (sticky blood) which impacts a million in 5 lupus sufferers yet not all aps sufferers have lupus too. desire that helps.

Answer 3

From my understanding, pathologists are finding that most of the organ failure in Lupus patients is caused by Another Antibody and currently a separate disease called Antiphospholipid Syndrome This is found in some, but not all Lupus patients. It is currently a separate disease. Lupus has run in my family, but I have relatives who live into their 80's with Lupus alone. I was diagnosed with APS several years ago and am on large doing of anticoagulant therapy. I am including a site for this little known disease and it's connection to Lupus

Answer 4

Most people with lupus can live a normal life span with good medical management.

However, people with the clotting disorders (antiphospholipid antibodies, anticardiolipin, and lupus anticoagulant) are at higher risk for stroke or heart attack caused by clots.

Half of all systemic lupus patients have kidney disease. Some kinds are treatable with chemo therapy (I have that kind) and some types require a transplant which does not always solve the problem.

Lupus patients in general have a much higher rate of atherosclerosis than the general population.

Answer 5

Yes Lupus causes death.

Answer 6

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic, multisystem, inflammatory disorder of probable autoimmune etiology, occurring predominantly in young women. Common manifestations include arthralgias and arthritis; malar and other skin rashes; pleuritis or pericarditis; renal or CNS involvement; and hematologic cytopenia. Diagnosis requires clinical and serologic criteria. Treatment of severe ongoing active disease requires corticosteroids, often hydroxychloroquine, and sometimes immunosuppressants.
The 10-year survival rate for lupus patients is greater than 85%. People with severe involvement of the brain, lungs, heart, and kidney do worse than others in terms of overall survival and disability.
Some people with SLE have deposits of antibodies within the cells (glomeruli) of the kidneys. This leads to a condition called lupus nephritis. Patients with this condition may eventually develop kidney failure and require dialysis or kidney transplantation.
Other complications include:
* Infection
* Thrombocytopenia
* Hemolytic anemia
* Myocarditis
* Seizures
Please see the web pages for more details on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Answer 7

Aperson can die from lupus (especially if it is an extreme form). Lupus is an extreme form of arthritis in which a characteristic is having a red mask appear on the face.

Answer 8

yes
lost a friend of mine in around 1990 to lupus. She left behind a 3 yr old son.

Answer 9

yes had a very close friend that died from it.