suggested diagnoses please>?????????

[Administrador de iihema.fmed.uba.ar]

>It sounds to me like your doctor is trying to confirm or rule out a
>diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE). By "anca test" I assume
>you mean ANA or anti-nuclear anitibody test. 

Actually, "ANCA" stands for "antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody".  It's
classified in C-ANCA (antibody against neutrophil serine protease) which is
mainly found in Wegener's granulomatosis, and P-ANCA (against myeloperoxidase),
mainly found in microscopic polyarteritis, Churg-Strauss syndrome and several
other vasculitides.  I couldn't tell for sure, but I don't think it was 
found in SLE...

> Playing physician or diagnostician over the web is extremely dangerous 

Couldn't agree more.  


Facundo Garcia Bournissen.
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