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Can you have a negative ANA Assay and still have SJOGRENS?

nywillia85

So, I've been dealing with dryness for the last few years. Dry eyes, dry ears, no longer needing to wear deodorant, dry mouth off and on,...

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ANA positive among other things. My symptoms.

Fearorinmunedisorder

I'm 42 yo, 360 pounds Due to a couple years with joint pain which I thought was gout -I normally have uric acid above 8- I took a blood ...

1 answer

Weak positive AnA and low B12 in a young male with family history

Spartan114

Weak positive AnA, my lab doesn’t do titer just measurement, so I was 1.7 with normal cutoff being 1 and weak positive range being 1-3. A...

Erythema nodosum or something else?

Ashcart5

I was diagnosed with Erythema nodosum a couple of months ago, at this point I’ve had it about a year. It’s not painful anymore after the ...

Hair on skin feeling but no hair

TrudieC

I am in the midst of finalizing a diagnosis of Lupus. I often feel like I have a hair on or bugs crawling on my arms and head and now fe...

13 answers | 11 comments

Edema/water retention?

Chanasky

Anyone ever hear of an autoimmune condition that causes generalized edema? I'm 45 yr old male and have been dealing with undiagnosed gene...

7 answers

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Queensland, Australia

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