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16 Ιουν 2023 · Laboratory testing may reveal leukopenia, anemia, an elevated serum creatinine, hypoalbuminemia, proteinuria, an active urinary sediment, hypocomplementemia, and positive tests for antinuclear antibodies (ANA), including those to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and the Smith (Sm) antigen.
4 ημέρες πριν · The antinuclear antibody test is positive in all patients with SLE, but also positive in many other immune disorders as well as in the general population. ... Most patients with SLE have a modest anemia and elevated acute phase reactants, including the CRP and ESR. ... A Systematic Review on Mortality and Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ...
10 Ιουν 2021 · More than 95% of all SLE patients have (or at least had) positive antinuclear antibodies, but test quality may be an issue. For specificity, it is important to attribute symptoms and results to SLE only if there is no more likely alternative explanation.
7 Αυγ 2023 · In the study cohort and the sub-cohort with autoimmune disease, ANA + was associated (P ≤ 5 × 10 –5) with 88 and 136 clinical diagnoses respectively, including lupus (OR ≥ 5.4, P ≤ 7.8 × 10 –202) and other autoimmune diseases and complications.
20 Αυγ 2021 · If your doctor says your ANA test is “positive,” that means you have antinuclear antibodies in your blood — but it doesn’t necessarily mean you have lupus. In fact, a large portion of patients with a positive ANA do not have lupus.
If an ANA is positive, it should be interpreted using the context of specific symptoms and clinical findings (ie skin tightening, lupus rashes, inflammatory arthritis, oral or nasal ulcers, alopecia, cytopenia, etc).
