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Tomorrow, i have to do another ana test, will me taking plaquinil cause a false positive ana?
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No: Wondering why you are taking a medication often prescribed for lupus if you don't list either lupus or another reason for the medicine. Anti-nuclear antibody tests aren't reported as "positive" or "negative" but as a titer. They remain an important screening test for lupus.
Answered 1/27/2014
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