Q2. My rheumatologist doesn't help much because he goes a lot by whether my sed or sedimentation, rate is elevated and other factors. I always have ANA titers in speckled pattern - do not know what that is either? ... Antinuclear antibody test (ANA) - positive in most lupus patients, but a positive ANA test can have...
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Lupus specific tests show positive for ANAchoice(TM) screen, ANA pattern speckled, Antinuclear antibodies shows 1:16, and then two pages more of negative lab results for various lupus items. Does this mean I don't have lupus, or is it possible that I do have it?
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ANA Staining Pattern, ANA Rim Pattern, ANA Homogenous Pattern, ANA Speckled Pattern, ANA Nucleolar Pattern, ANA Diffuse Pattern, ANA Centromere Pattern ... English DIFFUSE ANA PATTERN, HOMOGENEOUS ANTI NUCLEAR ANTIBODY PATTERN, Nuclear Ab pattern.homogeneous, Nuclear Antibody pattern.homogeneous...
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And maybe it's true! You got a positive ANA! ... The most commonly known pattern found in an ANA shows a patient's blood antibodies that bind to all parts of the nucleus. It's also a commonly seen pattern in healthy people! A "speckled" pattern is seen in many illnesses as well as in a small number of healthy people.
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The ANA came back positive 160 speckled pattern, everything else was okay. The rheumatologist I saw made me feel like an idiot, actually asked me why I was even there. He said I didn't have Lupus, didn't have Fibro...
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95%-98% of patients with SLE will have a positive ANA test, but the majority of people with a positive ANA test ... The rim (peripheral) pattern is the most specific pattern for lupus, while the homogeneous (diffuse) pattern is the most common pattern seen. The remaining patterns are the speckled and nucleolar patterns.
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Sjogren syndrome - Elevated ANA speckled, anti Ro and anti La antibody. Rheumatoid factor may be positive ... Mixed connective tissue disease - Elevated RNP ribonuclear protein, ANA speckled pattern, and may see positive rheumatoid factor.
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What's the diagnosis? ... Her positive ANA titer, speckled ANA pattern, positive dsDNA antibody titer, and positive U1-RNP ENA screen are consistent with a connective tissue disease. ... If the test is positive, the patient's serum is diluted and re-tested to determine the highest dilution that still yields a positive ANA test.
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