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My daughter had labs and her ana was positive 1:360 homogenous, pos anti-ds antibodies, her platelet count was 429 (thousand), and her sed rate 14. h?

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See a rheumatologist: To rule out SLE and other autoimmine illnesses. Normal sed rate is usually around 10-20; however, ANA levels and anti-ds positive are suggetive of lupus.

Answered 11/20/2018

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