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A member asked:
If one with connective tissue disease is having a true flare up, could labs (other than +ana) be normal? and do rheumatologists have opposing views?
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ANA: ANA is not a good measure of disease flare ups. Sedimentation rate and CRP are blood tests that can go up with increases in inflammation in the body.
Answered 6/10/2014
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