Can a person have both multiple sclerosis and lupus?
Patient: My 25 year old daughter has been diagnosed with MS. She had 2 MRIs and spinal plus loss of use on the right side of her body. Lupus keeps being mentioned because her SED rate is high. We see a PA tomorrow for results of some blood work the neurologist ordered. It is being sent to her GP but we are seeing the PA. My question is can you have both MS and Lupus? She has no fever, no rash, no joint pain, but two separate blood test say SED rate very high. They want to treat her with copaxen. When or how do we get a final diagnosis? Doctor: Hello,  It is rare for the same person to have both MS and lupus. The symptoms can be different, however, there are strict diagnostic criteria for both the conditions.   So, your doctor would be able to correctly make a diagnosis after reviewing the reports.   Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Take care  Regards, Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist