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Psychosis can be an early sign of neuropsychiatric lupus, treatable with tailored medication.
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A TNFAIP3 gene mutation can cause unusual and varied symptoms of lupus and Sjogren's syndrome.
January 2019 in “Medicine Science | International Medical Journal” Children with different rheumatologic diseases have specific skin symptoms that can help with diagnosis.
SLE should be considered in unexplained fevers, even in males.