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What type of lupus affects the joints?
In some patients with lupus arthritis, there are significant deformities (misalignment of the bones) of the joints, mainly affecting the fingers.
Does lupus affect bones and joints?
Lupus can affect any part of the body, including the bones and bone tissue. Two especially common complications of lupus on the bones are osteoporosis and avascular necrosis.
Does lupus cause joint degeneration?
About 95% of lupus patients will experience arthritis or arthralgias (joint pains) at some point during the course of their disease. Polyarthralgia and polyarthritis, defined as arthralgias or arthritis affecting 5 or more joints, are the most common joint problems seen in people with SLE.
Does lupus make all your joints hurt?
Joint pain is common in lupus, especially in the small joints of the hands and feet. The pain often moves from joint to joint. Joint pain, swelling and stiffness can be the main symptoms for some people with lupus. In most cases, lupus is unlikely to cause permanent damage or change the shape of joints.
How does lupus affect your hands?
How does lupus affect the muscles, tendons and joints?
Pain
How can lupus affect your joints?
Lupus arthritis causes pain, stiffness, swelling, tenderness and warmth in your joints. The joints most often affected are the ones farthest from the middle of the body, such as fingers, wrists, elbows, knees, ankles and toes. General stiffness upon awakening, which gradually improves as the day goes on, is a key feature of lupus arthritis.
How to ease joint and muscle pain associated with lupus?
Stretch muscles before doing any activities
What are the possible causes of lupus?
Butterfly-shaped rash