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People with SLE commonly have systemic or "constitutional" symptoms such as fatigue, fever and generalized aching. Weight loss is common with early SLE, but some people gain weight due to salt and water retention from the kidney manifestations of SLE or from treatment.
By Dr. Keith RoachDEAR DR. ROACH: What is lupus, and what does it do to your body? I just had a friend who was diagnosed…