Lupus Site

• Fatigue
• Fever
• Rash 

- rash on the cheeks 

- raised rash with little white bumps 

- redness of fingertips, tips of toes, areas around fingernails, or the palms or soles of the feet 

- areas of vasculitis (inflammation of small blood vessels), which could be characterised  by small ulcers 

- fishnet pattern to the skin 

- fluid- or air-filled blisters 

 

- deep pockets of inflamed & sometimes ulcerated skin

• Loss of hair
• Sun-sensitivity
• Mouth or nose ulcers
• Joint pains
• Muscle inflammation
• Small nodules on the tendons (around the elbow or on the ankles)
• Enlarged lymph nodes
• Enlargement of the parotid glands (glands in the cheeks)
• Low platelet count
• Low white count or low lympocyte count
• High blood pressure
• Menstrual period irregularities
• Sore throat, backache, headache
• Eye problems 

- spots in the eyes called 'cotton wool spots' & sometimes little haemorrhages 

- little clotted blood vessels in the eyes (found by your doctor)

• Abnormalities of complement
• Antibodies to cardiolipin
• The lupus anticoagulant

Triggers of lupus flares

• Sunlight
• Ultraviolet light
• Infections
• Stress
• Surgical Procedures
• Pregnancy
• Sulfa drugs (eg. septrin)
• Birth control pills
• Radiation therapy

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