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How long will my flare last?

From Jeri Jewett-Tennant, MPH, for About.com

Updated: March 03, 2008

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Question: How long will my flare last?
Answer: Unfortunately, there’s no way to know how long a flare will last. The very nature of lupus is its unpredictability, so, there’s no way to know how long the time between flares will last. One indicator, however, could be symptoms and symptom severity, though there is no true way to know for certain.

Source:

Living with Lupus. Lupus Foundation of American. Collected February 2008.

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