Patient's question:
Can patients with systemic lupus erythematosus keep dogs? Are there any disturbances?Doctor's answer:
Systemic lupus is a disease that affects connective tissues and is systemic, capable of attacking blood vessels or various organs throughout the body, leading to numerous functional impairments. This condition is not contagious and has no relation to whether one keeps a dog. People with this condition can keep dogs, but lupus patients have an elevated antibody function in their bodies. Although they are not infected with the lupus condition, they may be susceptible to other zoonotic diseases. It is necessary to be cautious, and it is best not to keep a dog.