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In patients with SLE do you have concerns about using trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) because of a potential risk of lupus flare?

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When prescribing TMP/SMX to a patient with SLE, how concerned are you about triggering a lupus flare?

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I have had two patients hospitalized with lupus flares after being placed on TMP/SMX by ER physicians, and two others who had diffuse skin eruptions. The med residents who saw the flares and cared for the patients in the hospitals told me how impressed they were with the flares.

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