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. 2022 Oct 15;14(10):e30330. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30330

Table 1. Most commonly encountered signs and symptoms in the patients of systemic lupus erythematosus.

HTN: hypertension

System Involvement Clinical presentation
Musculoskeletal Jaccoud's arthropathy, arthralgia, arthritis, synovitis, tenosynovitis, myositis
Central and peripheral nervous system Central Nervous system: Neuropsychiatric lupus, lupus cerebritis (seizure, headache), aseptic meningitis. Peripheral Nervous system: Transverse myelitis, mononeuritis multiplex, peripheral neuropathy, small fiber neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy. Additionally, delirium, and psychosis are also present
Gastrointestinal  Ascites, peritonitis, oral ulcers, esophageal dysmotility, protein-losing enteropathy
Hematological Anemia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia
Pulmonary Pleuritis, pulmonary arterial HTN, interstitial lung disease, pleural effusion
Cardiovascular Libman-sacks-endocarditis, pericarditis, myocarditis
Renal Proteinuria, hematuria, and glomerulonephritis