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Does chronic cutaneous discoid lupus eryhermyosolus turn systemic if you have positive ana 1:1280 normally.
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No! : Different disease. ANA titer is irrelevant! more important are the panel markers.
Answered 6/4/2015
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Cutaneous lupus: Systemic lupus erythematosus can follow the rash of discoid lupus, but a high titer ANA does not make that diagnosis without other specific signs and symptoms of systemic lupus
Answered 9/26/2016
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I had a biopsy for localized Discoid Lupus. It came back positive. Blood work shows 1:80 ANA, negative for DS-DNA and negative for SM Antibody. Should I be concerned that I also have SLE?
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