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How To Confirm A Lupus?
hi im 28 year old female. i went the urgent care and they looked at my face and said it looked like i might have lupus. i went to my family dr they ran a ana it came back negative. but the dermatal did a biopsy on my face it came back positive for lupus. now they say i need to go to a nother dr. what does this all mean
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
Hi and thanks for the query
I am Dr. Alok, Rheumatologist and very pleased to be assisting you with your health questions today.
Yes, It is true that if ANA is negative than chance of SLE is less than 1 %, but it should be done from Immunoflurorence method
Hope this helps and provides answers to your question.
If you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate to ask me again
I wish you good health, take care
--Dr. Alok
I am Dr. Alok, Rheumatologist and very pleased to be assisting you with your health questions today.
Yes, It is true that if ANA is negative than chance of SLE is less than 1 %, but it should be done from Immunoflurorence method
Hope this helps and provides answers to your question.
If you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate to ask me again
I wish you good health, take care
--Dr. Alok
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