Lupus and Accutane

Lupus has been linked to use of the medication Accutane. Although a more rarely discussed health condition, lupus affects many more people than even multiple sclerosis, leukemia, and muscular dystrophy. Lupus is an autoimmune disease causing an individual’s body’s defenses against infection to attack a person’s own tissue, causing inflammation.

About 1.4 million Americans have some form of lupus, a disease most often affecting women. Women of childbearing age are ten times more likely than men to become affected by lupus. Lupus will affect every person differently and the symptoms that person is plagued with will vary.

More common lupus symptoms include fatigue and weakness, rashes, baldness, join pain, swollen joints, and sensitivity to sunlight. Since many patients with onset of lupus see their doctors because of rash in sun-exposed areas, if there is in fact a link established between Accutane patients and the onset of lupus, the similarity in side effects may not allow a connection to be made. The use of Accutane commonly causes an increased sensitivity to sunlight already, which may delay any lupus diagnoses.

There is no cure for lupus. An exact cause of lupus has not yet been established but it has been noticed to become active after exposure to sunlight and the use of certain medications. Accutane patients developing cases of lupus have begun to become a noticeable instances, leading many people to believe Accutane may in fact trigger the onset of lupus. The treatment options available for lupus patients often come with severe side effects.

As legislators, physicians, and patients demand more information be established regarding the dangers of Accutane side effects, a more definitive link between Accutane and lupus may be discovered. Accutane lawyers are beginning to see more Accutane patients come forward wishing to receive Accutane legal news regarding their onset of lupus. Hoffmann-La Roche is facing a large number of Accutane lawsuits, mostly from families who have experienced a suicide loss in a child that was using Accutane.

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