"My Lupus"

Lupus affects everyone differently.  Here is a list of symptoms of how lupus affects me and the different organ systems.

• Brain- memory problems. also referred to as "lupie fog"
• Mouth-oral ulcers, gingivitis
• Heart- pericarditis
• Lungs- Interstitial lung disease, asthma, pleuritis
• GI-ulcerative colitis
• GU-endometriosis
• Joints-arthritis, chronic bursitis/tendonitis
• Vascular- raynaud's phenomenon
• Skin- rash, hair loss/breakage

Here is a link to the Lupus Foundation of America's website for a list of what organs can be affected by lupus.
http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_learnaffects.aspx?articleid=2268&zoneid=526