a**s 发帖数: 177 | 1 年检发现ANA 指标positive, very nervous
但没有任何不适症。真是担心。有了解这个test的人吗? | n***8 发帖数: 634 | 2 Lupus,or other auto-immune disease, any symptons? | x********n 发帖数: 108 | 3 What is the titer? What symptoms or signs that prompt the doctor to order
this test? Or is it just one of a bunch of screening test? What is your
gender? What is your age? Any other abnormal results? Just with a single ANA
positive, especially low titer, you usually don't need to be panic. That is
also one example of the usefulness of positive predictive value in ordering
or evaluating test results. | a**s 发帖数: 177 | 4 thank you for the reply. I feel much relaxed. My anti-scl-70 is 1:170. (
normal range 0-32). So kind of high.
I don't have any sympotoms and it is just annual physical checkup. I don't
know why it is ordered. | o********y 发帖数: 139 | 5 if you have antiScl-170 postive pluse ANA postitive, most likely you have
scleroderma. | g******e 发帖数: 389 | 6 research shows autoantibodies appear prior to the exhibition of clinical
features. for the instance, lupus autoantibodies could be shown 2-9 years
earlier. but don't be scared. start from today with healthier life style,
eat less fatty good, exercise more often, less stress... watch out symptoms:
tight skin, hearburn, Raynaud's. scleroderma like lupus has no cure so far.
i had my ANA positive 4 years ago. so far so good but better prepared. good
luck. | o********y 发帖数: 139 | 7 roughly 20% normal people who have positive ANA, but, the titer is lower
than 1:160 in most of them.
Thus, if the titer higher than 1:160, should pay more attention. |
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