Seeing a negative ANA will cause a new rheumatologist to become very skeptical about the diagnosis of SLE. People who have SLE can help themselves and their new doctor by keeping a copy of their ...

The average diagnostic delay—time from first lupus symptoms to lupus diagnosis—among study participants was 7.5 years, with one patient having to wait 40 years. Participants diagnosed in more ...

The decision not to treat this patient with steroids between November 2011 and April 2012 because of a negative ANA titer and an "unclear" diagnosis was unfortunate and dangerous because, after ...