Ana that went from 1:80 to 1:160 within a month. neg-other antibodies, on and off flares, joint pain, chest/face rashes, fatigue, cough, chest pain?

Positive ANA: Symptoms may be suggestive of fibromyalgia; especially, if you have insomnia, depression, headaches. Was skin biopsy was negative? However; 1:160 titer is less likely to be falsely positive; a patient with no objective clinical evidence of an autoimmune disorder, but with high ANA titer should be followed expectantly for the emergence of a possible connective tissue disease.