1.0Good Days...Bad Days With Maureen Pratthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gooddaysbaddaysmpratthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gooddaysbaddays/author/mprattLupus: First Symptoms - Good Days...Bad Days With Maureen Prattrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bS1jPpAdJv"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gooddaysbaddays/2013/05/lupus-first-symptoms.html">Lupus: First Symptoms</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gooddaysbaddays/2013/05/lupus-first-symptoms.html/embed#?secret=bS1jPpAdJv" width="600" height="338" title="“Lupus: First Symptoms” — Good Days...Bad Days With Maureen Pratt" data-secret="bS1jPpAdJv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The first significant symptom that I had that indicated something was seriously wrong was that my hair began coming out of my scalp in thick, cylindrical clumps, leaving behind smooth, round bald patches from which no further hair would grow. The first time this happened, I was sitting at my desk, working, and idly twirling…http://blog.beliefnet.com/gooddaysbaddays/files/2013/04/Maureen-Pratt-Author-Pic6-246x300.jpg