[1] During the last decades, the use of HEp-2 cells as substrates for IIF has allowed the identification of ANA patterns which ... Correlation of antinuclear antibodies with unfavorable disease ...

We report a 27-year-old primigravida with systemic lupus erythematosus, erythema multiforme-like lesions and a peculiar immunological pattern consisting of antinuclear antibody (speckled pattern ...

Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD An ANA blood test (antinuclear antibody test) is usually performed on a blood sample as part of the diagnostic process for certain autoimmune diseases ...

Patients with CLE who have specific patient characteristics may have lower treatment response than patients who do not have these characteristics.