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Bixby, OK
January 13, 2024
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Yes, people with lupus can experience lung problems. According to the knowledge base, chest pain can be caused by inflammation of the lungs or heart, including:

- Pleuritis (Pleurisy): Inflammation of the pleura, the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity
- Pneumonitis: Inflammation within the lung tissue.

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Yes, people with lupus can experience lung problems. According to the knowledge base, chest pain can be caused by inflammation of the lungs or heart, including:

- Pleuritis (Pleurisy): Inflammation of the pleura, the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity.
- Pneumonitis: Inflammation within the lung tissue.

These conditions are part of the various symptoms and complications that lupus can cause.

July 11, 2024
A MyLupusTeam Member

Yes! Occasionally my lung has to be drained: if not I have a hard time taking a full breath!

January 13, 2024
A MyLupusTeam Member

I have problems with my lungs since I had pneumonia a year and a half ago. Still have a slight cough that want go away.

January 13, 2024
A MyLupusTeam Member

I have asthma and COPD.

January 13, 2024
A MyLupusTeam Member

I have asthma and have had costochondritis and pleurisy multiple times. All as a result of lupus.

January 13, 2024

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