New to Lupus? Start Here! Pt.4

Symptoms

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.