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Lupus symptoms
depend on what body organs are affected and how seriously they are
affected. It can be mild to serious. Lupus usually initially affects people
between 15 and 45, but if can occur during childhood or later in life
also. It varies from patient to patient. This makes it difficult to
diagnosis lupus. The most common symptoms of lupus include:
*Achy joints (arthralgia)
*Fever more than 100 degrees F (38 degrees C)
*Arthritis (swollen joints)
*Prolonged or extreme fatigue
*Skin rashes
*Anemia
*Kidney involvement
*Pain in the chest on deep breathing (pleurisy)
*Butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and nose
*Sun or light sensitivity (photosensitivity)
*Hair loss
*Abnormal blood clotting problems
*Fingers turning white and/or blue in the cold (Raynaud's phenomenon)
*Seizures
*Mouth or nose ulcers
Lupus
sufferers go through cycles of symptoms, called flares, and periods of
remission. Other symptoms of lupus include chest pain, hair loss, sensitivity
to the sun, pale or purple fingers and toes from cold and stress, headaches,
dizziness, depression and seizures.
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