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Originally Posted by mrsD
To the best of my knowledge... equivocal results in a test, means "unclear" or ambiguous. Meaning it should be rerun in the future to clarify.It is not a definite diagnosis therefore.
unequivocal means definite.
Of course, in medical areas, there can be lots of equivocal situations with tests and biopsies. Alot of interpretation can exist.
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Thank you so much for this.
I spoke to the rheumatologist and the neurologist and they would not explain it. I kept saying "so this doesn't necessarily mean sjogren's" and they kept saying "it is indicative of sjogren's".
The rheumatologist said that normal people do not go walking around with inflammation in their salivary glands.
I kept repeating..."but isn't chronic inflammation going to be the case for many situations.. pathogens, bacteria, virus?" or questions of that nature. She would not comment, she just kept repeating equivocal and indicative.