jamier's lupus....asking about her laboratory tests...

[jamiernavarro11]

gud eve everyone..im a lupus patient also and i want to ask about it..last year my lupus was trigger and i had a flare my skin on my skin was attacked we visit a doctor and he asked me to have a lab.test like ANA and C3 but all of the results was negative..what does it mean?

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK]

Hi jamiernavarro11 ,

Sometimes blood test results in lupus can fluctuate and become negative, especially if you are on treatment. Are you on treatment for your lupus at the moment? What did your doctor say about your blood test results?

[jamiernavarro11 in reply to Paul_Howard]

that time they add dosage of my prednisone..the doctor was not a rheumatologist but they told me that they know about but when they saw my lab.test the doc.was shocked and keep on asking me if i was a lupus patient

[vijij in reply to Paul_Howard]

Hi paul,if ana positive and c3 mildly low and c4 negative,is it possible lupus?

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to vijij]

Hi vijij , positive ABA and genetic complement deficiencies are both associated with lupus, but they may not provide enough distinctive evidence to confirm a diagnosis. Have a look at our booklet, 'The Diagnosis of Lupus' for more information about this - lupusuk.org.uk/wp-content/u...

[vijij in reply to Paul_Howard]

Paul.my daughter had recurrent nose bleeding.is it mean she had flare?

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to vijij]

Hi vijij ,

I'm afraid that I am not medically trained, so I couldn't say whether this might be a symptom of a flare for her. Nose bleeds can have a wide range of different causes, so it may not necessarily be her lupus. You can read more about the causes here - nhs.uk/Conditions/Nosebleed...

The Lupus Foundation of America has an interesting page on their website about e study which helped define 'lupus flares' - lupus.org/research-news/ent...