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Lupus Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have lupus and any of the following:
Change in vision
Difficulty breathing
Persistent
headache
Persistent
rash
on the face or hands
Red or pink urine
Foot swelling (bilateral)
Arm swelling (bilateral)
Facial swelling
Fever
over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
Worsening
fatigue
Worsening
joint pains
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Related Topics:
Arthritis
Autoimmune disease
Discoid lupus
Drug induced lupus
Joint pains
Rash (localized)
Rheumatoid arthritis
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Joint pains
Joint swelling (multiple joints)
Muscle aches
Rash
Weakness or fatigue
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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008
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Lupus References:
Buyon JP, Petri MA, Kim MY, et. al. The effect of combined estrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy on disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jun 21;142(12 Pt 1):953-62.
Karrar A, Sequeira W, Block JA. Coronary artery disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: A review of the literature. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Jun;30(6):436-43.
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Yacoub Wasef SZ. Gender differences in systemic lupus erythematosus. Gend Med. 2004 Aug;1(1):12-7.
