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Originally Posted by Agirlandhertort1
I know you addressed this to Mrs. D, but I can tell you that my first (and only other) Rh test was negative. I might be able to find the link later, but it said that with autoimmune disorders, many times they will test negative until the disease progresses past a certain point. Also, many people only test during an active flare.
Of course, close to a quarter of all people with ra don't ever test positive. I know some doctors will treat the symptoms, and consider you as having it.
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Thank you for your kind reply.
This is quite becoming more confusing to me! I do not understand why certain blood tests could result to negative and yet positive with the illness, example:
1) Sjorgren's Syndrome - some blood tests could be negative but confirmatory test is through lip biopsy
2) Gluten Intolerance/Celiac - some blood tests can be negative but confirmatory test is through biopsy
One fourth is a significant population with RA symptoms with no positive result. Is there no confirmatory test for this case just like the above cited example?