HEPATITIS C COMMUNITY
does hep c cause false positive lupus

does hep c cause false positive lupus

has anyone lese been diagnosed with both? and have you had issues with doctors telling you it's the other disease, not the one your seeing him for? i'm at my wits end. does anyone have suggestions as to how to deal. my symptoms are real. is it because i'm a female?
Related Discussions
6 Comments Post a Comment
Blank
665963_tn?1325478415
I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question.  If you post on the Hep C forum you may get a response.
Blank
665963_tn?1325478415
Sorry!  You are in the right forum! Clearly I'm not recovered from the "fog".  Oh well, you got a bump up! : >
Blank
1136439_tn?1290181652
Finally!! Someone who is like me. I have lupus. I know this b/c I had a skin biopsy come back positive. Positive ANA and sun sensitivity rash.
However, I also tested positive for smooth muscle antibody 1:80 titer.
I have also tested positive for Hep C antibody. I am awaiting test results for HCV RNA to determine if I have the actual virus (viral load).
My Rheumy is NOT concerned about the smooth muscle antibody. He says sometimes in autoimmune we just develop antibodies.
Seems kind of wierd to me that I have as many antibodies for Autoimmune Hep as I do for Lupus.
My liver panels are normal.
I hate waiting for test results.....
If I have Hep C and Lupus...I'm screwed. My lupus medicine is meant to slow down my antibodies but if I have Hep C, I need to make antibodies......
Blank
Avatar_f_tn
If I have Hep C and Lupus...I'm screwed. My lupus medicine is meant to slow down my antibodies but if I have Hep C, I need to make antibodies......

I believe you misunderstand this. You do not need to make antibodies. You already have them. The problem with lupus and hep C is that many of the meds for lupus are dangerous for people with hepatitis. The lupus drugs suppress the immune system and you do not want that to happen with hep C. Let's hope your RNA test comes back undetected.
Blank
1136439_tn?1290181652
I do not have hep C!!!! I was positive for the antibody but my Rheumy thinks it was only b/c out my lupus. The HCV RNA test was negative!!
Blank
Avatar_m_tn
Congratulations!! That's wonderful news.
Be well,
Mike
Blank
Post a Comment
To
Comment
Post A Comment
Go
Blank
Weight Tracker
Reach your weight goal faster
Start Tracking Now
MedHelp Health Answers
Submit
Top Hepatitis Answerers
190885_tn?1333029491
Blank
working dog
ME
92903_tn?1309908311
Blank
GoofyDad
Marin County, CA
Avatar_m_tn
Blank
copyman
163305_tn?1333672171
Blank
orphanedhawk
Rural Mural, CA
1652596_tn?1333748683
Blank
belle19
encinitas, CA
1747881_tn?1334792275
Blank
hrsepwrguy
greeley, CO
RSS Expert Activity
1741471_tn?1336957856
Blank
LIVE WEBINAR TOMORROW!-SUPER BODY, ... Blank
May 22 by Michael Gonzalez-WallaceBlank
2126606_tn?1335910182
Blank
Fibromyalgia Awareness
May 11 by Clare Waismann Kavin, RASBlank
2126606_tn?1335910182
Blank
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia reduces...
May 03 by Clare Waismann Kavin, RASBlank