I've had positive ANA blood tests several times and positive C-Reactive Protein tests too. I've had elevated liver enzymes the last testing that was done? Any comments about these tests?
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Positive test
A positive ANA test may be caused by:
Autoimmune connective tissue diseases. Examples include:
Rheumatoid arthritis. More than one-third of people with rheumatoid arthritis have a positive ANA test.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Almost all people with SLE have a positive ANA test. But most people with a positive ANA test do not have SLE.
Scleroderma.
Sjögren's syndrome.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Polymyositis.
Raynaud's syndrome.
Autoimmune diseases of other organs. Examples include:
Addison's disease.
Diseases of the blood cells, such as vitamin B12 deficiency, idiopathic thrombocytopenia (ITP), and hemolytic anemia.
Liver disease, such as hepatitis.
Thyroid disease, such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Medicines, such as those used to treat high blood pressure, heart disease, and tuberculosis (TB).
Viral infections.
If you're on Celebrax that may raise the liver enzymes, that happened to me after being on it for only 4 months. My family Dr. found it when he ordered routine blood work. Yet just the month before the fibromyalgia Dr. did blood work and everything was normal. So he was very upset when I told him what happened and why he was on the medication. Because of his reaction that I told him I refuse to take medication that would destroy my liver, he was so angry, I never went back to him but went to another rhuematologist.
What is a ANA test?
For liver problems you can take the supplement milk thistle, it helps to cleanse the liver.
You could have Lupus and Sjogren's Syndrome. Ask to be referred to a Rheumatologist.