Dr House in the popular TV show often says "it's never lupus". That's TV. In reality it is lupus more often than most people think. What Dr House says is not true for 1.5 million people in USA alone
Signs of lupus are a complex subject because of the ability of lupus to mime other disease and the fact that the signs can come and go and vary in intensity over time. That is why it's not rare that people often go for years without knowing that they have lupus. By the end of this article, the reader will know precisely what to look for to know for sure if it's lupus.
Signs of lupus - skin involvement
The most common signs of lupus on the skin is the characteristic red skin rash (often called the malar rash or butterfly rash) that usually appears across the nose and cheeks. Besides the face, rashes may also appear on the face and the ears, shoulders, chest, hands and upper arms. This rashes often first appear after intense sun exposure or worsen after it.
Signs of lupus - kidney involvement
Probably the most commonly involved organ in lupus inflammation is the kidney. As lupus progresses, it gets inflamed (this is called nephritis) and this affects its ability to get rid of waste in the human system. This then causes a number of disturbances in the way the human body works, because of the crucial importance of the body cleansing that the kidneys are in charged of.
And this would all not be that scary if it was easy to recognize that lupus is causing the inflammation in the kidneys, but it is anything but easy. Most of the time the patient has no symptoms and only in rare cases, people get swollen joints. The only reliable way of knowing that your kidneys are in danger is an urine test. One can only hope that some symptoms will appear before lupus damages the kidneys beyond repair.
Signs of lupus - central nervous system
If you CNS is affected by lupus, you will experience headaches, dizziness, memory disturbances, vision problems, seizures or even stroke.
Signs of lupus - blood and blood vessels
Very often lupus patients develop anemia as the disease progresses, leucopenia (low number of white blood cells) or thrombocytophenia (low number of blood platelets. Also, an increased risk of blood clot sis present.
If the blood vessels get inflamed the doctors call this vasculitis and this can change the patterns of blood circulation. Vasculitis can range from mild, when no treatment might be necessary, to severe, where urgent medical attention is required.
Signs of lupus in the heart
When lupus affects the heart muscle, several scenarios might occur. The patient might develop myocarditis and endocarditis (inflammation in the heart itself) or pericarditis (inflammation of the membrane that surround the heart). This can cause sever chest pain and discomfort.
Other signs of lupus
Among other manifestations of lupus, the most common ones are: fatigue, fever, swollen glands, ulcers in the mouth, hair loss, chest pain and sun sensitivity.
Lupus causes and treatment is a subject of controversy. This is mainly due to the fact that there has been little or no advance in the filed for such a long time. Some alternative treatment methods, such as the well known Norton protocol, are reported to be successful in treating this mysterious disease. Read more about the Norton Protocol by clicking here and visiting the official home page of the protocol.
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