Louisville, TN
A 27-year-old female asked:
Can you be diagnosed with lupus with positive ana, a lot of symptoms for lupus, but negative dsdna?
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Dr. Nayla Mumnehanswered
Allergy and Immunology 31 years experience
Lupus: A rheumatologist can answer this question after a complete exam and reviewing your symptoms and test, don't go by blood test results
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Dr. Pierre Moeseranswered
Specializes in Rheumatology
Yes: Though the dsdna is helpful in assessing severity of lupus in some patients, it is not a requirement to have dsdna to be diagnosed with lupus. In fact, laboratory tests help confirm a suspected diagnosis of lupus but lab tests never make or disprove the diagnosis by themselves.
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Last updated Sep 11, 2013
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