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Lupus

The Basics | Symptoms | Detection & Treatment | Prevention

What Are the Symptoms?

Symptoms of lupus include:

  • Profound fatigue.
  • Low-grade fever.
  • Severe muscle aches and joint pain.
  • Skin rash on the face or body.
  • Extreme sun sensitivity.
  • Weight loss, mental confusion, and chest pain on taking a deep breath.
  • Nose, mouth, or throat sores.
  • Enlarged lymph nodes.
  • Poor circulation in fingers and toes.
  • Bald patches.
  • Discolored urine.
  • Frequent urination.
  • Blocked urination.
Lupus can be deadly. If you think you may have lupus, you must see a doctor. Treatment is much more successful if begun early and followed faithfully.

Call Your Doctor If:
  • You have several of the symptoms listed in the above description, and suspect you have lupus.
  • You have a family history of lupus and you have experienced some of the symptoms listed in the above description. Be even more alert for these symptoms if a close family member — such as your mother, father, or sibling — has lupus.

Medically updated by Cynthia Haines, MD, WebMD, August 2005.

SOURCES: Lupus Foundation of America. The Mayo Clinic. National Library of Medicine. Journal of American medical Association.

The Basics | Symptoms | Detection & Treatment | Prevention
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