Hi I am currently receiving treatment for Lupus. I m taking 300mg hydroxychloroquine and 2.5mg prednisone daily. Occasionally I get a very itchy anus and red rash around my anus that extends upwards almost to the dimple right above the centre of my bum cheeks. After it a while it tends to get flaky. I m just wondering if this is something that happens with Lupus. If not, what might be causing this. I had more often when I was in an active flare of lupus, and I haven t had it for a while but it s just come up again.
Well madam this could be fungal infection as you are taking steroids which make a person prone to all these fungal infections.