“This research is important to people with lupus as it adds greater insight onto ANA testing and the meaning of changes in the ANA titer over time. If we can determine that changes in the ANA titer ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old healthy female. I am 6 feet tall, and weigh 130 pounds. My last blood pressure reading was 100/58. I have Raynaud’s phenomenon. I exercise every day (walk, bike, ...

Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are autoantibodies directed against the nuclei of some of one’s own body cells. They are present in the blood in persons with certain autoimmune disorders. An autoimmune ...

ATLANTA — Limited access to supportive laboratory assays in developing countries significantly reduces the diagnostic utility of the ACR/EULAR criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus, which relies ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diagnosis of discoid lupus erythematosus in patients aged younger than 25 years may predict the onset of severe ...

A 30-year-old man presented with dry eyes; the condition has become worse since a Lasik procedure. He has no noted xerostomia. Antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer was 1:160 nucleolar; SGOT/AST, 47; ...

Prompt recognition of autoimmune disease symptoms can help patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia receive proper rheumatologic care. Immune dysregulation associated with chronic lymphocytic ...