People suffering from the disease can face various problems in their daily lives, including extreme fatigue, muscle and joint pain, and severe kidney and CNS manifestations. SLE strikes more people than AIDS, sickle cell anemia, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and cystic fibrosis combined. Symptoms include a rash on the face or other body parts, joint pain, and fatigue.
Cases range from mild to life threatening.
This makes the disease extremely difficult to diagnose.