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I am 29 years old and suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) since 15 years. As I have been based on steroids.
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Keep a close follow up with your treating doctor as long term steroids have side effects You can also discuss about certain other drugs like anti malarials and anti cancer drugs which can prevent relapse of SLE, if these can be used in your case. Then steroids can be restricted to acute phase
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