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MAT52 · 06-04-2015, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mrsD

There is another form of lupus.... it is called drug induced lupus.

It typically does not raise ANA for all patients...
But there is another marker you can measure:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1065086-overview

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000446.htm

This test should be done to see if this is your problem:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-histone_antibodies

Thanks Mrs D. I was aware that some drugs can induce lupus but my symptoms started long before I was on any of these drugs. I have just started a month long course of Prednisolone - which I usually try to avoid but am desperate! So far the pain is still as bad and I'm still fatigued but I only took my first 20mg this mid morning. Hoping it might help the pain and the vestibular issues and fatigue and just give me a bit of a break.