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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.

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