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02/13/02

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Symptoms of SLE

Early symptoms of SLE are usually vague, nonspecific, and easily confused with other pathological and functional disorders. Symptoms may be transient or prolonged, and individual symptoms often appear independently of the others. Moreover a patient may have severe symptoms with few abnormal laboratory test results, and vice versa. Here are the possible symptoms.

bulletArthralgia (pain in a joint or joints)
bulletArthritis
bulletFever (>100 degree F)
bulletSkin rashes
bulletAnemia
bulletKidney damage
bulletPleurisy (inflammation of the pleura)
bulletFacial rash
bulletPhotosensitivity
bulletHair loss
bulletRaynaud's phenomenon (abnormal constriction of the arteries of the extremities, particularly the fingers)
bulletSeizures
bulletMouth or nose ulcers

Symptoms which may indicate a Lupus flare

bulletpersistent fatigue which is out of proportion to what you consider your normal fatigue
bulletpersistent weakness
bulletaching all over without any obvious reason
bulletpersistent fever
bulletpersistent loss of appetite
bulletinvoluntary weight loss
bulletexcessive and persistent hair loss
bulletrecurrent (repeated) nose bleeds
bulletsores on the roof of the mouth which burn when spicy foods are eaten
bulletunexplained rash anywhere on the body
bulletpersistent hives
bulletskin ulcers
bulletrecurrent pain in the joints
bulletswelling of one or several joints
bulletpersistent joint stiffness upon wakening in the morning
bulletchest pain which increases when breathing in
bulletunusual shortness of breath
bulletcoughing up blood
bulletpersistent, unusual headache
bulletpersistent nausea and vomiting
bulletrecurrent or persistent pain in the abdomen
bulletpersistent and worsening swelling of the feet and legs
bulletpersistent swelling of the eyelids
bulletblood in the urine or in the stools

 

 

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