Can you test negative for lupus and still have it?

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asked Feb 24, 2019 in Diseases Conditions by cm90210 (240 points)
Can you test negative for lupus and still have it?

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answered Feb 24, 2019 by Jaybird (12,310 points)
Around 2 percent of people who have been tested for lupus test negative and still have lupus.

So it's still very possible to test negative and still have Lupus.

Some other tests may need to be done if you test negative with the ANA test first.

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