Lupus is an autoimmune disease which triggers body’s immune system to attack both good and bad cells leading to cause too much pain and rashes in some parts of the body. Immune system produces antibodies in order to fight antigens that produce certain diseases. Problem is that lupus couldn’t identify antigens from good cells. Once lupus attacks both of them, it spreads all over the body which is the main reason why joints and other parts of the body swells.
Lupus can be hard to diagnose as it mimic the symptoms of some other known diseases. However the common lupus symptoms are joint pain, stiffness, and swelling and butterfly-shaped rash. But, hold your horses when making conclusions to what you are suffering right now. Let’s find out what lupus symptoms are.
- Joint pain, swelling, and stiffness
- Extreme headache and fatigue
- Dry eyes
- Butterfly-shaped rashes especially on the face, neck, chest areas, and hands
- Mouth and nose ulcers
- Anxiety and depression
- Over-sensitivity to light
- Chest pain
- Inflammation of the sac around the lungs
- High fever of more than 38 degrees C
- Hair loss and swollen glands
- Anemia
- Inflammation of blood vessels in the skin
There have never been two lupus symptoms that were said to be exactly the same. And the causes differ from one victim to another. In fact, until now, doctors haven’t learned the real cause of lupus, and because of this reason, there haven’t been any treatment that was made. There are known medications to alleviate or cure other lupus symptoms but these medications cannot completely cure the said disease.
For people who are manifesting lupus symptoms, they are diagnosed by undergoing three major tests, and these are laboratory tests, imaging tests, and biopsy. So if you think you are suffering from some of the lupus symptom given, you must prepare an appointment with your doctor for you to finally stop speculating about your illness and start attending to its medication (whatever it may be).
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