Can Your Blood Test Show You Don't Have PBC. Iam Confused My Arthritis Dr. Call And Said It's Not Showing Up On My Blood Test.
But my liver Dr did a biopsy last June it's shows I have it.
Personally, I’d believe a liver biopsy and liver doctor over a blood test. But I would definitely talk with your liver doc. Maybe be retested for AMA.
All of my liver enzymes were elevated, My ANA and AMA we strongly positive. My biopsy was positive. According to my physicians and all of the reading that I have done, the gold standard is the liver biopsy. That's what makes the diagnosis. The other tests may or may not be positive and are only suspicious for the diagnosis.
I had symptoms for years. Then a spinal tap ( for another reason) showed extremely high levels of anti bodies. They did a liver biopsy that was positive. My blood work didn't become positive for several more years. I've had pbc for nearly 20 years now.
Follow the biopsy results. Get liver doc to consult with rheumatologist
Linda my AMA is positive.
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