“What's the life expectancy of a child with lupus? ”
My son's daughter was diagnosed with lupus and she's 10 years old. What's the life expectancy of a child with lupus?
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Thank you very much for the question I would start off by saying that lupus is a very treatable illness and we treat it much better today than 20 to 30 years ago There have been a number of recent developments and discovery regarding new treatments I am an adult rheumatologist but most of the sources that I reviewed indicated that the life expectancy of a child with lupus is on the order of 85 to 90 percent. I would suggest that this be discussed with your granddaughters rheumatologist I hope this helps some and I wish your granddaughter excellent health and happiness Thomas P. Olenginski, M.D., FACP Staff Attending Physician - Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA Department Rheumatology HiROC FLS Physician Champion BMD Committee Chairperson 570-271-6416 Fax: 570-214-2924
She should survive to adulthood with proper treatment, and have her own children.
Hi! Lupus is an auto immune disease. The cells can compromise with other cells. The blood transfusions helps the blood. The Life expectancy is based on the blood disease and the pt.
