What are symptoms of lupus?

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What are symptoms of lupus?

Answer 1

There are a few forms of lupus so I am assuming you are talking about SLE. This is when the immune system sees everything in your body ads being a foreign and attacks it...sort of like the ultimate rejection....the body is rejecting itself. It is like having MS and Rheumatoid arthritis together is the best I can describe it. It effects the joints, muscles, kidneys liver heart CNS, liver (doesn't necessarily attack all of these)Joint pain  and muscle spasms, swelling, fatigue, rashes, being sun sensitive,  and fevering are real issues. One of the most telling symptoms with SLE is the "butterfly rash" on the face which goes down and across the nose. Blood tests will reveal a positive ANA but this only suggests that an autoimmune disease is poresent. There is a list of symptoms that Docotrs use when making a diagnosis...any site oin SLE will give you the list.

Answer 2

Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys.

Although lupus can affect any part of the body, most people experience symptoms in only a few organs. The most common symptoms of people with lupus are listed below. Occurrences of particular symptoms happening are listed as percentages.

Achy joints / arthralgia (95 percent)

Fever of more than 100 degrees F / 38 degrees C (90 percent)

Arthritis / swollen joints (90 percent)

Prolonged or extreme fatigue (81 percent)

Skin Rashes (74 percent)

Anemia (71 percent)

Kidney Involvement (50 percent)

Pain in the chest on deep breathing / pleurisy (45 percent)

Butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and nose (42 percent)

Sun or light sensitivity / photosensitivity (30 percent)

Hair loss (27 percent)

Abnormal blood clotting problems (20 percent)

Raynaud's phenomenon / fingers turning white and/or blue in the cold (17 percent)

Seizures (15 percent)

Mouth or nose ulcers (12 percent)

If you have several of these symptoms, see your doctor right away.