| Major signs of SLE include non-erosive polyarthritis, polymyositis, bullous dermatitis, proteinuria, and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia and/or thrombocytopenia and/or leukopenia. Minor signs include oral ulceration, pleuritis, myocarditis, pericarditis, peripheral lymphadenopathy, fever of unknown origin, dementia, and seizures. | | Major signs of SLE include non-erosive polyarthritis, polymyositis, bullous dermatitis, proteinuria, and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia and/or thrombocytopenia and/or leukopenia. Minor signs include oral ulceration, pleuritis, myocarditis, pericarditis, peripheral lymphadenopathy, fever of unknown origin, dementia, and seizures. |
| When evaluating the results of ANA and LE cell test results the laboratory should be consulted to determine the significance of the ANA titers and the possibilities for false-positive and false-negative results. | | When evaluating the results of ANA and LE cell test results the laboratory should be consulted to determine the significance of the ANA titers and the possibilities for false-positive and false-negative results. |