Lupus erythematosus symptoms vary considering the classification of lupus involved, the individual patient, and other factors. Some either common or merely potential medical signs and symptoms of lupus erythematosus may include:

Acute confusional state
Acute renal (kidney) impairment
Anemia
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
Anxiety disorder
Aseptic meningitis
Atherosclerosis
Autoimmune inner ear disease
Autonomic disorder
Blood in urine (hematuria)
Cerebrovascular disease
Chorea
Chronic diffuse interstitial lung disease
Chronic renal impairment
Cognitive dysfunction
Cognitive impairment
Cranial neuropathy
Demyelinating syndrome
Depression
Endocarditis
End stage renal failure
Fatigue
Fever
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Hair loss
Headache
Hypothyroidism
Iron deficiency
Join pain (most often hands and wrists)
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Low platelet counts
Low white blood cell counts
Lupus cystitis
Lupus gastroenteritis
Lupus pancreatitis
Lupus pneumonitis
Malaise
Malar rash (butterfly rash)
Membranous glomerulonephritis (plus wire loop abnormalities)
Mononeuropathy
Mood disorder
Movement disorder
Muscle pain (myalgia)
Myasthenia gravis
Myelopathy
Myocarditis
Neuropsychiatric syndromes
Pain (general)
Parasympathetic dysfunction
Pericarditis
Pleural effusion
Pleuritis
Plexopathy
Polyneuropathy
Poor physical fitness
Poor quality of sleep
Protein in urine (proteinuria)
Psychosis
Pulmonary emboli
Pulmonary hemorrhage
Pulmonary hypertension
Red patches
Retinal vasculitis
Scaly patches
Seizures
Shrinking lung syndrome
Systemic vasculitis
Ulcers (mouth, nasal, vaginal)

A doctor or medical professional may be able to make a diagnosis of lupus erythematosus. The presence of certain symptoms does not necessarily guarantee a case of Lupus erythematosus, nor does the absense of particular symptoms certainly mean that a patient does not have lupus.

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