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A 72-year-old female asked:
Blood tests showed high antibodies to: ana, ssdna, sm, rnp/sm, ssa(ro), ssb(la), scl-70, centromere. is this likely lupus or a different automimmune?
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Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Likely SLE.: Sounds most c/w sle but would have to know your clinical picture and see how you do over time. May represent mctd.
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Dr. Tracy Lovellanswered
Internal Medicine - rheumatology 23 years experience
Prob false positive: To have all these antibodies to be positive is suggestive of a false positive result. Virus infection can cause similiar findings.
Ultimately these results have to be interpretted in the context of your doctor's findings. Talk to your doctor.
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