Autoimmune Disease Affects Cholesterol
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Doctor, please help me. I have been diagnosed with an autoimmune, connective tissue disease called Cogans. I am currently on 15-23 medications a day and have been for the past 5 years. MY QUESTION IS -- somewhere and sometime I read that it is totally natural for cholesterol levels to gradually increase due to the disease and/or medication. Am I correct? My family doctor does not believe me and I don't remember where I read it. PLEASE, can you help? Thank you with all my heart. |
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The big issue is prednisone use and the elevation of cholesterol. I am not aware of the disease itself or any of the other commonly used immunosuppressive medications increasing cholesterol levels . |
Last update: 02:50 PM Friday, March 30, 2007
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Alan Matsumoto, M.D.
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