This is a photo of Gordon K. Klintworth who suffers from SLE. This picture shows one of the many symptoms which is skin rash. It mainly affects the face but can spread over the body.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder. It may affect the skin, joints, kidneys, and other organs.
Symptoms
Symptoms vary from person to person, and may come and go. The condition may affect one organ or body system at first. Others may become involved later. Almost all people with SLE have joint pain and most develop arthritis. Frequently affected joints are the fingers, hands, wrists, and knees.
Inflammation of various parts of the heart may occur as pericarditis, endocarditis, or myocarditis. Chest pain and arrhythmias may result from these conditions.
General symptoms include:
- Arthritis
- Fatigue
- Fever
- General discomfort, uneasiness or ill feeling (malaise)
- Joint pain and swelling
- Muscle aches
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pleural effusions
- Pleurisy (causes chest pain)
- Psychosis
- Seizures
- Sensitivity to sunlight
- Skin rash -- a "butterfly" rash over the cheeks and bridge of the nose affects about half of those with SLE. The rash gets worse when in sunlight. The rash may also be widespread.
- Swollen glands
Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
- Abdominal pain
- Blood disorders, including blood clots
- Blood in the urine
- Coughing up blood
- Fingers that change color upon pressure or in the cold
- Hair loss
- Mouth sores
- Nosebleed
- Numbness and tingling
- Red spots on skin
- Skin color is patchy
- Swallowing difficulty
- Visual disturbance
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2 comments:
This disease can disturb all of the body's homeostasis balance since it causes fatigue, fever, and muscle aches. It affects movement for the body.
It effects homeostasis is effected with the integumentary system being damaged. It also effects the immune system as it causes fatigue. SLE also effects the muscle system as it causes them not to work properly.
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