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ANA results and MS

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Waymart, PA

I’m hoping someone can give me their insight. Over the past few years my ANA results come back super high which points to a diagnosis of scleroderma. I have no symptoms of this but was diagnosed with MS in 2012. I’ve been taking meds for MS since and it is managed. I have flare ups but nothing I can’t deal with. All of my symptoms are classic MS. In 2014 my neurologist had me see a rheumatologist he agreed my results look bad on paper but I have none of the symptoms. He suggested that my… read more

August 17, 2020
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A MyMSTeam Member

If you have no new lesions and mri look different, I guess you were misdiagnosed, ms is so mysterious too.

August 17, 2020
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Antinuclear antibody (ANA) tests are used to detect autoimmune diseases. In the context of diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS), ANA tests help rule out other conditions that have similar symptoms to MS, such as lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. A positive ANA test may indicate these other autoimmune diseases Show Full Answer

Antinuclear antibody (ANA) tests are used to detect autoimmune diseases. In the context of diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS), ANA tests help rule out other conditions that have similar symptoms to MS, such as lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. A positive ANA test may indicate these other autoimmune diseases, while a negative result can help narrow down the diagnosis to MS.

For more detailed information, you can refer to the following points from the knowledge base:

- Antinuclear Antibody Tests: These tests look for antibodies that target the nucleus of cells, which are present in autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Ruling Out Other Conditions: ANA tests are part of the diagnostic process to rule out other conditions that mimic MS symptoms.

This helps ensure an accurate diagnosis of MS by excluding other potential causes.

July 27, 2024

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