Lupus rash mouth
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This includes serositis (pleurisy or pericardiatis, ask your doctor to check for pleurisy or inflammation of lining of lung), mouth ulcer, low WBC or leucopenia/anemia (hemolytic)/thrombocytopenia/lymphopenia, arthritis, kidney involvement, high ANA, finding of Smith Antibody (Anti-Smith)/ dsDNA/ antiphospholipid antibodies (anticardiolipin immunoglobulin G [IgG] or immunoglobulin M [IgM] or lupus anticoagulant), neurological features like seizures and psychosis, discoid rash and malar rash.
People with Lupus will get a "butterfly rash" across their nose and cheeks. They can also have a positive RA factor because Lupus does joint damage.
Wonka is correct that it is difficult to diagnose in the beginning of the disease and you do have to meet 4 out of 11. Your levels (blood levels) will flucuate (becoming normal then abnormal when the disease is active).
An ANA is a standard test for Lupus but will also come up positive for other diseases.
Said yes, I do have blood and protein in urine, but not bad, but could be Lupus related. Had rash for 7 months before Plaquenil kicked in, still have muscle pain and weakness but feeling not bad . Doctor says suggests Lupus but won't commit, but also says stay on Plaquenil. Does everyone come away from these appointments feeling like a hypochondriac or is it just me. I have been feeling more like myself lately so maybe I am cured, what do you think?
t want to raise any alarm bells but it sounds exactly like what my skin did before I was dx. with discoid lupus; the itching, swelling, rash, lesions. The only thing you didn't mention was the hair loss. Discoid lupus lesions will manifest in areas not actually exposed to the sun. Do hope you get a good diagnosis. I'm with kindd ~ Take care and pls do keep us posted on how you are doing. Regards.
a results, butterfly rash on face - those are the distinguishing factors, as well as all the other ailments, for lupus. I would take you off of the poster for Lyme's and make you poster child for Lupus! If your doctor didn't see that as a clear sign, go to someone who specializes in auto-immune disorders (most likely a rheumatologist). The butterfly rash is a dead give-away!
Hope you have been diagnosed by now and are doing well.
Hi Terri, I also have a number of autoimmune conditions but my primary conditions are Rheumatoid Arthritis & MS. My Raynaud's is secondary to my autoimmune conditions.This comes from my fathers side of the family where there is Inflammatory bowel disease, RA, MS, different kinds of autoimmune lung disease, Psoriasis, Raynaud's, Thyroid disease & some others that I can't recall.
Collagen is in all tissue but more in joints and skin. It can be skin anywhere on the body even the mouth. I was tested after getting a weird rash on my face. I was asked if I have had joint pain. I have had it all my life mostly but at least since I was 20. I was 30 when I was tested. They tested me and found I had no arthritis in my body at all. My tests were inconclusive. they said come back if it gets worse.
Hi there ~
I was referred to rheumy due to a positive ANA and a very low vitamin D with a co-presentation of enlarged liver and spleen.
I have many sx of lupus so the referral didnt surprise me. I have joint pain, joint aches, reynauds syndrome, number fingertips, rash on my chest, mouth ulcers, headaches, dizziness, brain fog, fatigue to name a few.
When the rheumy saw me, he too felt like the presentation sounded a lot like Lupus..
A few years ago I was complaining to my pcp of joint pain, it was intermittent In fingers, elbow and wrist. I now am having more Severe symptoms as well as a butterfly rash that appears every so often and goes away. My hair has become much thinner just this year. My hands become very red sometimes, as well as pins and needles pain in fingers and toes.
I wasn’t sure if I can request another test or if it was once negative it will always be negative.
05%, 2% will have a baby afflicted by neonatal lupus (lupus rash or heart block). However, once you have one child with neonatal lupus, your risk with subsequent pregnancies is 20% or higher.
So, if you have the antibodies and are thinking of getting pregnant, you should talk to your rheumatologist about this.
Right now I have extremely red hands and feet,both top and bottom and a blister like rash going from over my eyelids down the sides of my nose, down the sides of my mouth and over my chin. Cheeks are clear. I have had this rash for over 6 months the dermatologists has tried everything to no avail. I have fibromyalgia, lupus, a fungus in my esphogus that has had we courses of Diflucan and is still there. Could you maybe shed some light or make a suggestion.
Almost all the symptoms you have can be explained by lupus. There are 11 criteria for diagnosing Lupus and if you have 4 or more of these criteria, then a confirmed diagnosis can be made. You have these: rash, muscle and body ache, joint pain, upset stomach, and fever. Also ANA will be raised and this can be tested. Please discuss this with your doctor. Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
t sound to me like you have lupus, unless you are having other symptoms too; lupus is generally diagnosed if you have at least 4 of the following 11 criteria (and is not contagious, so would be very unlikely that both you and your wife would have it):
-Malar rash: butterfly-shaped rash across cheeks and nose
-Discoid (skin) rash: raised red patches
-Photosensitivity: skin rash as result of unusual reaction to sunlight
-Mouth or nose ulcers: usually painless
-Arthritis (nonerosive) in two or
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