Blood test positive lupus

[Debz1974]

Recently had bloods done due to a few skin rashes and I looked at the results and some say lupus positive I need more bloods done tomorrow but haven't spoke to the doctor yet but looked online about lupus and a lot of what I'm having seems to all add up to lupus my head is all over the place

[Duchess1088]

Hi Deb, welcome to the forum. Try not nit to worry we've all been there I know it can be frustrating hopefully you'll get to see a Dermatologist soon and they will look after you. You can get sunscreen on prescription but your Dermatologist will look after you. Let us know how you get on😊

[Poshcards in reply to Duchess1088]

Hi, Duchess, I have had SLE for over 31 years now, but never seen a dermatologist, just my rheumy consultant, she is lovely x

[Betty909090]

Hi,

Sorry to hear about your recent lupus diagnosis.

As many will say, “We’ve all been here!” but only a few precious lupus sufferers will understand the blood test results. They are complex indeed and many of us have had some dreadful, non specialist, gaslighting GP consultations (myself included) 🙄🥹

Here are some useful lupus test results explanations from the Lupus Foundation of America.

Difficult reading IDK but most important to understand these things:

lupus.org/resources/glossar...

Specifically on ANA detection and ratios below is a good read:

medlineplus.gov/ency/articl....

Regards

Ps apologies if I sound patronising but hopefully your journey to proper diagnosis will not be too fraught with delays so that treatment can start optimally for you ?

[Lgg23]

hi,could u tell me what bloods u had done please😁

[StriatedCaracara]

Figure 1 in this Cureus paper, on right side, lists blood tests.

Under this figure it says some cases will be missed and discusses briefly the case of sero-negative ANA.

Annoying advertisements appear as you scroll, so scroll with care. I found them very irritating, whilst trying to read a paper that was so interesting.

cureus.com/articles/162942-...

Table 2, in the right column, lists other significient checks that are missed by the 2019 Classification criteria.