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I haven't seen anything mentioned about his lupus ..... have you seen that in an article? I saw that he had it, but not that it was connected to his death .....
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I don't know about the Lupus. The news is saying in 2005 he came down with a mysterious flu that wouldn't go away....then back problems....then heart problems.
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give me a break he didnt die of lupus
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I've heard no mention of Lupus.
I heard he suffered from vitiligo, anorexia and there's talk of suspected abuse of prescription medications. He was also working very long hours in preparation to launch another musical tour.
He was in full cardiac arrest when he was found.
pervertilitis is not a medical condition.
It's a sad day for the many of us who grew up with his music. He was one very talented individual, who lead a very tortured life.
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Lupus is notorious for affecting the heart, lungs, etc being an "auto-immune" disease. But if you know anything about Thomas Macpherson Brown you know that it's related to infection and treatable with low-dose pulsed abx.
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I also thought I heard it was a cardiac arrest from suspected prescription drugs.
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According to the Lupus Foundation he had lupus which can be a misdiagnosis of Lyme. He was also on a lot of prescription medication. Like Abx said, many of us grew up with his music and he was incredibly talented,
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I just heard on the news that because he had no known medical condition an autopsy is mandated by the state.
I sure there will be lots of contradictory information floating around for a while.
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RX DRUGS.... look at his past...
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I was a big fan of the Jackson Five way back when. He had such a crystaline, pure voice.
The Thriller album was also very cool. And his moonwalk and dancing too.
He really was a figure larger than life.
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(CNN) -- Pop icon Michael Jackson, 50, who died Thursday afternoon after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital in cardiac arrest, had a long history of confirmed health problems, in addition to rumored conditions.
Michael Jackson, seen here in 2005, was taken to UCLA Medical Center with cardiac arrest Friday.
Michael Jackson, seen here in 2005, was taken to UCLA Medical Center with cardiac arrest Friday.
In 1984, Jackson was burned while singing for a Pepsi-Cola commercial in Los Angeles, when the special effects smoke bomb misfired.
He had to have major surgery on his scalp, and said that because of the intense pain he developed an addiction to painkillers.
He also was reported to have a form of lupus in the 1980s, but it was later said to have gone into remission.
He has had numerous plastic surgeries, including rhinoplasty and a chin implant.
In 1993, Jackson's dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, released a statement saying that Jackson had a rare skin disease called vitiligo.
Vitiligo causes a person to lose melanin, the pigment that determines the color of skin, hair and eyes, in patches or all over the body. The condition affects 1 to 2 percent of the population, and no one knows what causes it.
Learn about the difference between heart attack and stroke
He was also hospitalized with chest pains in 1990 and postponed a concert because of dehydration in August 1993.
A concert tour was cut short in November 1993 because of an addiction to prescription painkillers amid allegations of child molestation.
During a rehearsal at the Beacon Theater in New York in December 1995, the entertainer collapsed onstage from apparent dehydration and low blood pressure.
He was hospitalized in stable condition.
* Health.com: Why cardiac arrest is deadlier than heart attack
While jurors deliberated in a case in which he was accused of child molestation in June 2005, Jackson went to a hospital for treatment of what his spokeswoman said was recurring back pain.
He had complained of back problems before.
Rumors circulated in December that Jackson was ill and in need of a lung transplant because of Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a rare genetic condition.
More rumors emerged in May that Jackson had skin cancer. But Randy Phillips, president and CEO of AEG Live, told CNN at the time, "He's as healthy as he can be -- no health problems whatsoever."
Jackson apparently collapsed in his home in Los Angeles on Thursday and was taken by ambulance to UCLA Medical Center.
Brian Oxman, Jackson family attorney, told CNN Thursday that Jackson's use of medications had gotten in the way of doing rehearsals.
"His injuries, which he had sustained performing, where he had broken a vertebra and he had broken his leg from a fall on the stage, were getting in the way.
I do not know the extent of the medications that he was taking," he said.
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* MayoClinic.com: Sudden cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, distinct from heart attack, affects about 300,000 Americans every year, Dr. Clyde Yancy of the American Heart Association told CNN.
Without immediate efforts to resuscitate a person, the survival rate is usually 5 to 15 percent, he said.
If resuscitation takes longer than three to five minutes, a person could experience profound impairments, particularly neurologically, he said.
Beyond five minutes, the likelihood of success falls quickly, especially in older individuals.
Younger people can tolerate cardiac arrest somewhat better, he said.
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myco,
i suggest you remove the LUPUS in subject line; it is very misleading.
just click on pencil, 3rd box to right to open up subject line to remove lupus complications.
yes, an autopsy is being performed and expected to be completed by 9 am calif. time.
i've been listening to cnn live on tv for last 4 HOURS STRAIGHT; nothing like that has been mentioned and many drs. have been talked to also.
they have had some wonderful early footage when the jackson 5 started, and all the call in celebrity friends has been great.
they've had short blurbs on farrah fawcett; kenny rogers said she has not been given fair coverage on her death which was earlier today....
larry king live has 2 different LIVE COVERAGES; 1st one is 1 hr; what i'm listening to is now 2 hrs. NEW LIVE coverage. so it will be replayed again at 2 pm and 4 pm CST... that's the normal schedule but that may be off as well.
following his show was 2 live hours by ... can't remember this good looking guys name; went blank. it's been really good coverage.
interesting too that across street from hospital was a fraternity who started playing michael jackson's music for the crowd gathering.
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So just wondering what this has to do with Lyme disease?
Many 50 year olds non famous die everyday and we don't here about them.
Its normal and makes good conversation that people speculate before autopsy and toxicology reports come out.
I say wait for the reports people.
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I heard about MJ's death when I turned Larry King on to hear about Farrah.
They were showing the helicopter taking his body to the hospital for autopsy.
I too heard tentative reports that it was cardiac arrest, possibly related to prescription drug addiction.
I haven't heard anything about lupus being involved either.
RIP Michael.
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I told my wife people on this forum would blame Lyme. lol.
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I feel really bad that he died. He had so many problems emotionally.
He has had a lot of stress from stardom (I would HATE to be a celebrity!), plus who knows what meds he was on! Depending on what surgeries he has had...whether any of his plastic surgeries involved grafting skin or bone from other people, he could have been on anti-rejection meds which deplete the immune system and that could have cause a lot of stress on his body.
I wasn't really a fan, I'm more of a classical music/Delilah radio host kind of music gal...but everyone knows who Micheal Jackson was.
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Lord....not everything is Lyme. I can't stand that.
Why would anyone get on here that he died of Lupus before anyone got to make an exact cause of death?
Too presumptuous. It seems that every famous person that dies (almost), someone relates it to Lyme.
I know when John Travolta's son died a comment was made that if they autopsied his brain they would find Lyme. My mom was standing behind me at the time I was reading that (I was at her house) and she about lost it.
If you look at Michael Jackson, he had a lot of physical and mental issues. I think all of these issues probably did play a role in his cardiac arrest.
We need to wait and see what the PROFESSIONALS say. It's sad, but we don't need to get excited and make it sensational.
I hope he moonwalked his way to Heaven. I always got a good vibe from him. I think he was a sweet, gentle, loving soul. I think he truly loved people, maybe to a fault, getting himself in positions where people could take advantage of that.
He did WONDERFUL things for music, dance, and made great humanitarian efforts. I hope he is remembered for those things....and not anything else, I don't care if it was because of rx drugs or anything else. I just hope he is remembered for all of the good things.
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The family has confirmed that he had his daily shot of Demerol immediately prior to death .... if you've had Demerol ... holy cow, I hated when my doctor made me have it (stroke risk after childbirth), it's strong stuff.
Reading through his list of performing injuries sounded like reading a football player's injuries! Don't know how he functioned at all on that stuff.
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Not health related or is it??
I just heard CNN report that he was 400 million in debt.
But, he received money every time a Beatles song was played by out bidding Paul.
They also added that there were two thoughts on his will...
1. Is it all will go to his mom and children
2. They were hoping that he had made provisions in the will for Paul and the Beatles to get their rights back to their songs.
3. He did sell Neverland. I had heard it was just part of it so glad that was confirmed.
They also talked about how much he spent on a regular basis but I do not recall what that was...an unbelievable amount.
One that was budgeted when he was bringing in a lot of money. He never downsized.
And he had a lot of expenses going towards the court cases.
The reason he took on the tour was in hope of getting out of debt.
I also thought i had heard he had filed bankruptcy but not sure what the accuracy is of that.
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I do not even know why this is posted in "Medical Questions".
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This is a ridiculous post that doesn't belong here at all.
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I agree.
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I think MEDICAL is a GOOD place for this topic.
It's coming out that he was on prescription anti-depressants and prescription painkillers that likely killed him. It's important for us to see that meds CAN KILL!!!
We pile on the meds in our Lyme treatment, and there is a risk, and we all know there is a risk, but it's good to be reminded of it once in a while. Keep reassessing the risk/benefit of what you're on.
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those big name entertainers can afford a doc to Rx them whatever they want...remember Elvis.....
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