hi doctor,i am sle patient. using hcqs and defcort 6 from 2009. now i am not able to take both and i dropped defcort 6 and hardly once in 2 days iam taking hcqs every 6 months i am taking all test including c3 level everything is normal. i want to know is it i am indanger for my health nowadays my teethare get infected and i am under going treatment for my teeth is it because of these defcort6 and hcqs i am confussed
Hellosystemic lupus erythematous involves almost all organs of the body. Skin, muscles, blood heart, brain, nerves, kidney, lungs, reproductive organs and even oral cavity is affected... patients having this disease often complain of white patches in oral mucosa which sometimes bleed and sometimes get infected by fungus .maintaining oral hygiene in this disease becomes difficult...so people develop dental problems like infected teeth and I think the same is happening to you. Now about the Chat Doctor. . See the 