I agree with Glenn....
Elevated complement C4 is associated with cancers, and colitis.
Could be anything causing the other elevations from infections to kidney disease.
In the meantime, stopping drinking would be a good idea too.
This fellow will need more doctoring IMO.
edit to add -- the RA test is not very accurate. And neither is the ANA for lupus. ANA will not change for most people with a drug induced lupus either. Many people with lupus test at times with normal ANA's. And I know some who had positive ANAs after a pregnancy which normalized in a few months. So one cannot rely 100% on either test, when only done one time.
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