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29/male-feel fine. had hearing loss so had ana and esr. esr ok ana 1:160. was on augment for 14 days prior on predinsone for 7 days. would this affect results?

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No: Your medications would not affect the ANA results. This issue is not an emergency but something that your doctor needs to look into.

Answered 8/15/2014

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Lab data: Steroids might affect the results of both the ESR and ANA.

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