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Can you have lupus with normal blood work?
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Need more info: It would be helpful to know what blood tests you are referring to and also what symptoms lead you to think you may have sle. The info you provided is insufficient to respond to your question, and you should also discuss this at length with the doctor who ordered your tests.
Answered 9/11/2013
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Depend on what : Normal labs you are talking. The diagnosis of lupus depends on recognition of characteristic multisystem disease and exclusion of infection and malignancy. Autoantibodies are important, but those specific for sle do not make the diagnosis in the absence of typical clinical presentation. Autoantibodies are the hallmark but must be interpreted with caution and in context. Persistent high titter of.
Answered 11/24/2018
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