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Is the ana blood test very accurate? i am concerned i had the bloodwork done and now i have a virus. can this give me a false positive on the test?
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A positive result on an ANA test means that antinuclear antibodies were found in your blood. A positive result may be a sign of: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or a different type of autoimmune disease. However, it can be from a viral infection and antinuclear antibodies from a virus are usually temporarily high. Therefore the test is not really specific for one diagnosis.
Answered 7/25/2023
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