Category Archives: فحوصات طبية

Normal range: Negative Comment: Auto-immune Myositis Mixed connective tissue disease associated with positivity of Anti-RNP Sample: serum

Normal range: Negative Comment: Sjogren’s syndrome related entities Sample: serum

Normal range: Negative Comment: Autoimmune APCA are found in 80% of adults with autoimmune pernicious anemia and to a lesser extent in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, myxedema, thyrotoxicosis, iron deficiency anemia, adrenal insufficiency, diabetes mellitus , gastric ulcer and cancer. The test is useful in the differential diagnosis of precious anemia. There is cross positivity of parietal… Read More »

Normal range: Negative Comment: Anti-Ovarian Antibodies (AOA) have been reported in women with premature ovarian failure and unexplained infertility. In patients with type 1 polyglandular endocrine syndrome, the presence of ovarian antibodies is correlatewd with ovarian failure. The frequency of anti ovarian antibodies among women with premature ovarian failure varies between 35% and 69%. In… Read More »

Normal range: Negative Comment: This autoimmune antibody creates a strongly positive reaction in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). Less positive reactions are found in other collagen vascular diseases, e.g. scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis and systemic sclerosis. However, weakly positive reactions (e.g. 1/40) are not uncommon and are usually of little clinical significance. Imunofluorescence patterns correlate with… Read More »

Normal range: Negative Comment: Auto-antibodies against neurological organs are associated with different neoplasms. Their recognition is essential in their diagnosis :Anti-Hu, Anti-Ri, Anti-Yo Para-neoplastic syndrome: Neurological disorders secondary to malignancy can manifest in patients long time before their malignancy is discovered. Patients can manifest with Cerebellar ataxia, encephalomyelitis, myoclonus, or sensory neuropathy. Detection of neuronal… Read More »

Normal range: Negative Comment: Tests for mitochondrial antibody are recommended in differential diagnosis of chronic liver disease and to provide confirmatory evidence for a diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis AMA is rarely found in patients with extrahepatic biliary obstruction, drug induced hepatitis, viral hepatitis, alcoholic and other forms of cirrhosis. Level of antibody does not… Read More »

Normal range: Negative Comment: Anti- mitochondrial antibody of the M2 type is strongly associated with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Both chronic acute hepatitis (CAH) and PBC have many overlapping immunologic features and may represent a continuum of a single disease entity Sample: serum

Normal range: Negative Comment: One of the major immunologic tests for autoimmune liver disease, especially in children. Others include smooth muscle antibody Sample: serum

Normal range: Negative Comment: Used in Epidermitis Sample: Serum