Signs and Symptoms
Before a lupus diagnosis is made, patients may experience several common signs and symptoms, many unique to the four basic forms of lupus. Many patients and doctors never recognize the symptoms of lupus.
Newly Diagnosed: What is Lupus Fog?
The occasional feeling of forgetfulness and struggle to remember what should be simple tasks could be lupus fog, a condition familiar with lupus veterans, but sometimes a surprise for those newly diagnosed with the autoimmune disease.
The occasional feeling of forgetfulness and struggle to remember what should be simple tasks could be lupus fog, a condition familiar with lupus veterans, but sometimes a surprise for those newly diagnosed with the autoimmune disease.
Signs and Symptoms, An Introduction
Lupus is a mysterious disease, one with a multitude of smaller signs and symptoms that are often overlooked or misinterpreted as a harbinger of a different disease, leading to misdiagnosis. But when one of the most common symptoms is accompanied by a more suggestive sign or complication, lupus starts to become clear.
Lupus is a mysterious disease, one with a multitude of smaller signs and symptoms that are often overlooked or misinterpreted as a harbinger of a different disease, leading to misdiagnosis. But when one of the most common symptoms is accompanied by a more suggestive sign or complication, lupus starts to become clear.
Photosensitivity and Caring for Your Skin
People who are affected with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or more commonly lupus, often discover that they are also highly photosensitive, or sensitive to sunlight. This sensitivity often results in skin rashes and other skin conditions caused by sunlight. If left unchecked, this condition could lead to skin cancer. Lupus patients are thus instructed to take care of their skin and stay out of the sun.
People who are affected with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or more commonly lupus, often discover that they are also highly photosensitive, or sensitive to sunlight. This sensitivity often results in skin rashes and other skin conditions caused by sunlight. If left unchecked, this condition could lead to skin cancer. Lupus patients are thus instructed to take care of their skin and stay out of the sun.