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SYMPTOMS

Discover key symptoms that can affect overall health, as well as those uniquely associated with lupus. Scroll down to learn more and deepen your understanding.

General Symptoms

  • Aches and pains
  • Depression
  • Easy bruising
  • Edema/swelling
  • Fatigue
  • Fever
  • Hair loss
  • Headache
  • Loss of appetite: weight loss
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Swollen glands

Lupus-Specific Symptoms

  • A rash over the cheeks and bridge of the nose
  • Anemia
  • Arthritis of two or more joints, i.e., the joints hurt and are swollen
  • Bald spots
  • Developing rashes after exposure to the sun or ultraviolet light
  • Discoid Lupus lesions
  • Pleurisy – pain in the chest on deep breathing, not related to position or movement
  • Raynaud’s -fingers turning white and/or blue in the cold
  • Seizure
  • Ulcers (not sores or blisters) inside the mouth


Lupus Foundation of jamaica

Unit 29, Winchester Business Center 
Kingston 10, Jamaica, W.I.

info@lupusfoundationjamaica.org, (876)-778-3892


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