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The number of people diagnosed with lupus has more than tripled over the past four decades. Some experts believe this may simply indicate a greater degree of doctor training in recognizing the syndrome.
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About 90% of lupus patients are women, most diagnosed when they are in their childbearing ages. This may be explained by hormones. After menopause, women are only 2.5 times as likely as men to contract SLE. Flares also become somewhat less common after menopause in women who have...
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...(Dyrenium).Thiazide diuretics. These include chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Hygroton), indapamide (Lozol), hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril), and metolazone (Mykrox,... Read more »Images
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