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Every lupus case is unique and commonly no two cases are exactly same. Symptoms and signs may be temporary or permanent, may come on suddenly or beginning slowly, and may be mild or severe. Most lupus cases have mild disease characterized by episodes that called flares, when signs and symptoms get worse for a while, then getting better or even healing completely for a time.
The signs and symptoms of lupus will depend on which body systems or organs are affected by the disease and how seriously the onset itself. Each discoid lupus and systemic lupus will also develop unique signs. The most common initial complaint is “flu-like syndrome”, such as fever, fatigue, or muscle and joint pain.
Lupus is a multisystem disease, it means that the onset can affect to several organs. However, certain organs are affected more commonly than others:
- Skin: 90% of people with lupus have sign on skin. This condition is also referred to as cutaneous lupus. Discoid lupus with the red skin patches on the skin and scaliness is a special characteristic rash that can lead to scarring. It usually occurs on the face and scalp and can lead to loss of scalp hair called alopecia.
- Musculoskeletal: The muscles can sometimes become inflamed and very painful, contributing to weakness and fatigue. Joint pains are more common than arthritis in people with lupus. The arthritis of lupus is usually found on both sides of the body and does not cause damage to the joints. The most frequently involved joints are those of the hand, knees, and wrists, often mimicking the joint disease of rheumatoid arthritis. People with lupus, especially those needing high doses of corticosteroids (steroids, prednisone), can suffer from a certain type of low-blood-flow injury to a joint causing death of the bone in the joint. This is called avascular necrosis and occurs most commonly in the hips and knees.
- Kidney: kidney inflammation caused by lupus can be silent in the early stages. It involved clinically in more than half of all people with lupus. Severe kidney disease (nephritis) often requires immunosuppressive therapy.
- Blood and lymph system: 50% of people with lupus have anemia or low red blood cell counts, and up to half can have low platelet counts, called thrombocytopenia and low white blood cell counts or leukopenia. Low platelet counts can lead to bleeding and bruising in the skin and if severe, can cause internal bleeding. Some lupus patients are predisposed to developing blood clots in veins or arteries that can lead to strokes or other problems.
- Nervous system: Cerebral lupus, nerve problems and acute psychiatric syndromes occur in about 15% of patients with lupus. Potential disorders include seizures, nerve paralysis, severe depression, psychosis, and strokes. Spinal cord inflammation in lupus is rare but can cause paralysis.
- Lungs: More than 50% of people with lupus have some sort of lung disease. Inflammation of the lining of the lung (pleurisy) is the most common problem. This can lead to chest pain and shortness of breath and can be confused with blood clots in the lung or lung infection (pneumonia). Collections of water in the space between the lung and the chest wall occur as well (called pleural effusions). Pneumonia can occur in lupus patients who are taking immunosuppressive medications.
March 27th, 2010 at 3:27 am
While musculoskeletal pain is one of the symptoms of lupus, and may be a part of the disease, the source of much chronic muscloskeletal pain is misdiagnosed by doctors unfamiliar with the groundbreaking work of Professor/Dr. Brain Rothbart who discovered that a previously unidentified foot deformity (named Rothbarts Foot after it’s discoverer) is the actual source of a great deal of chronic back, neck, knee, hip and foot as well as musculoskeletal chronic pain. I encourage anyone struggling with musculoskeletal pain to learn about the work of Professor/Dr. Rothbart at http://curingchronicpain.com
.-= Linda Penzabene´s last blog ..If You Think Your Feet Hurt Now – Wait Until After You’ve Had Foot Surgery! =-.
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April 7th, 2010 at 12:04 am
I’m glad I don’t have it, but a good friend does. Not to make light of it but George Costanza was always worried he would get Lupus.
April 12th, 2010 at 2:45 am
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April 20th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
We thought my wife may of had lupus, but a blood test reveiled that she didnt, boy were we lucky.
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April 24th, 2010 at 8:27 am
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July 11th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
We are very lucky that my mother's diagnosetic result has a negative result for LUPUS disease. Thank you for posting topics about this rare disease for you have given ideas to people who are not familiar to this yet.
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