Guest guest Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 You should all know that many earlier lab test, and specifically the old VDRL for syphillis would show positive for someone with RA. Many other of the tests are also showing false positives for things like Mono, HIV, and others. You need to specifically tell your doctor to review the false positives for people with RA. And this is magnified for people who have been on biologics. So, don't settle for some family devastating lab results without checking very carefully! I recall a patient of ours who was treated seven times for syphillis and still showed positive! Then she was diagnosed with RA and the failure to respond was clearly a medical lab error. Prairiegrandma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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