Always put the moisturizer on right after you wash or bathe. If you have very dry hands, put petroleum jelly on them before you go to bed at night and sleep with your hands in cotton-lined gloves. Changing your bathing habits also can help. If you bathe too often, your skin may get dry.
Discoid lupus is one form of lupus erythematosus. This condition is characterized by skin lesions that appear on the face and other parts of the body. Discoid lupus and fatigue are often related, as some people with this condition also experience systemic lupus symptoms.
Many of these symptoms occur in other illnesses. In fact, lupus is sometimes called the great imitator because its symptoms are often like the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, blood disorders, fibromyalgia, diabetes, thyroid problems, Lyme disease, and a number of heart, lung, muscle, and bone diseases.he most common symptoms of lupus, which are the same for females and males, are: 1  Extreme fatigue (tiredness). 2  Headaches. 3  Painful or swollen joints. 4  Fever. 5  Anemia (low numbers of red blood cells or hemoglobin, or low total blood volume). 6  Swelling (edema) in feet, legs, hands, and/or around eyes.