AboutNeha Dahiya MD Expertise I can help patients understand their lab report results, help them with queries regarding what pretest prepration is required. How often a follow up test needs to be done. What does a particular tissue biopsy report mean in everyday english. I can explain the biopsy or cytology procedure. I can deal with Histopathology / cytology / clinical pathology and clinical chemistry queries. Helping in this manner will be my contribution to the community.
Experience I am a pathologist and director of clinical laboratory services. I have been a practicing pathologist for last 9 years in a 350 bed multispecialty hospital laboratory.
Organizations Indian association of pathologists and microbiologists.
MIAC - Member International Academy of Cytology
International association of Pathologists - indian division
Indian association of Cytology
Question MY WBC IN DEC, 'O7 WAS 4.2 AND HAS DECREASED TO 3.4 6/24/08 (SIX MONTHS TIME). MY ANA TITER IS 1:160; ANTINUCLEAR ABS 15 REFERENCE RANGE 7.5; AND MY ANA PATTERN IS SPECKLED. SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT LUPUS OR IS THIS A FALSE/POSITIVE TEST RESULT?
Answer Hello June:
The antibodies and ANA titre alone are not sufficient for diagnosis of Lupus.
ANA titre / antibodies can be high in a number of autoimmune diseases like arthritis, scleroderma etc. Autoimmune diseases of Liver, thyroid and other infectious diseases may also raise the titre.
The raised ANA levels along with other diagnostic criteria are used to establish Lupus.
Your physician will read these test results in conjunction with your signs / symptoms and then arrive at a diagnosis.
