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* Common Symptoms in SLE
* Persistent fatigue
* Chronic headaches; migraines and/or severe tension headaches
* Persistent muscle weakness; easily sprained joints; tendonitis
* Body aches; swollen lymph glands anywhere in the body
* Swelling of the feet, legs, hands, and eyelids
* Increasing hair loss; broken hair at scalp
* Sores in the mouth and/or nose; raw tongue; swollen, painful gums; bleeding gums; unexplained teeth and jaw pain; unexplained laryngitis/hoarseness, which may come and go
* Skin rashes ANYWHERE on the body, of an unknown origin
* Hives and/or sores on the skin -- with or without sun exposure
* Painful, stiff joints, with or without redness and swelling
* Chest pain, shortness of breath
* Recurring or persistent abdominal pain
* Persistent nausea and/or vomiting
* Low-grade fever of an unknown origin
* Unexplained weight-loss
* Frequent infections
* Recurring symtoms
* Chronic fatigue which presents as an exhaustion out of proportion to what one would expect from any given activity
* Blurred, cloudy, or double vision
* Dizziness, memory impairment, difficulty concentrating, seizures
* Unexplained anxiety and/or depression out of the ordinary for the individual
* Either excessive menstral flow, or lack of menstration
* Miscarriages
* Flebitis (blood clots)
* "Spider viens"
* Petikia (small, reddish-purple, star-shaped spots on the skin)
Lupus is often a self-repetitive disease, meaning each individual usually experiences recurrences of the same symptoms. However, the disease can be progressive, with new and more damaging affects occurring.
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