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Q: Lupus panel ANA screen positive
asked by: babylovesorganics on May 27th, 2009
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Im so worried sick, I got tests back today and the doc wouldnt tell me anything until I come back to my appt Friday. Can someone tell me what this means.
in 2003 I was pregnant and at 4 months pregnant I got hypothyroid and began levoxyl. increased to 200mcg. I also take 10mcg cytomel because I am so tired all the time. since then I just got more and more symptoms to the point I had to see what was wrong with me. I first tought maybe it was celiac disease?
Im only 32 so Im worried. These are my test results and symptoms. I went in to the doc because I am so tired, and keep getting sicker. I went to the doc to have her look at my tonsils near the back side of my tounge because it itches so bad and makes my ear itch on that side. I was thinking maybe I had a deviated septum or something, so anyway. I asked her about sojrns(sp)because of what came up when I went on web md and entered the symptoms. Can someone please tell me what these mean.

Thank you so muchhh!!!!!

my symptoms are:
hypothyroid, swollen thyroid gland (ultrasound-just enlarged?) joint pain, numb hands, tingles, slight swelling in hands and feet. weight gain, dry eyes, teeth problems recntly, itch in throat located near tonsillar arch and tounge(saliva gland maybe?) ear itch that goes with that. swollen cryptic tonsils, with tonsil stones. previous kidney stones. weak, extreme fatigue, external hemorrhoids,(sceduled for banding removal)

O LUPUS PANEL


Component ResultsComponent Your Value Standard Range Flag
ANA screen Positive
A positive ANA result may be seen in a variety of diseases and healthy
individuals. Its interpretation depends on clinical findings and other
laboratory data. - A
ANA titer 1:160 -
ANA pattern Speckled pattern, associated with SLE, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease,
Scleroderma and Sjogren's syndrome. -
Anti DS DNA IFA <1:10
dsDNA reference range: <1:10 = Negative. Testing is performed by IFA using
Crithidia luciliae. -
Anticentromere ab Negative -
Sjogrens SS A ab 8 <100- U/mL
Sjogrens SS B ab 15 <100- U/mL
ENA (Sm) 8 <100- U/mL
ENA (RNP) 15 <100- U/mL
Scleroderma SCL 70 90 <100- U/mL
Complement C3 158 88-201 mg/dL
Complement C4 34 10-40 mg/dL
Anti DS DNA EIA 0 <100- U/mL
Antithyroid perox ab 2244 <35- IU/mL H
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Aundreya
replied on May 29th, 2009
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I'm really curious what this means...

Anti DS DNA IFA <1:10
dsDNA reference range: <1:10 = Negative. Testing is performed by IFA using
Crithidia luciliae. -

as mine says the same thing but I have no clue what it would have to be in order to be positive?

Actually most of my test results are very close to yours. My titer is also 1:160, but mine is Nucleolar. All other tests came back normal though.

I hope you get a diagnosis soon. At least you get to talk to the dr. tomorrow. I'm waiting on my results letter in the mail hoping it has more information than the test results I've read online. I'd hate to be just brushed aside because only one of my tests came back positive. I do have other signs and symptoms so I know SOMETHING is wrong!

I hope you start to feel better very soon.
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