RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tired, aching, ANA-positive: Does your patient have lupus or fibromyalgia?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 143
OP 152
VO 69
IS 2
A1 Blumenthal, David E.
YR 2002
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/2/143.abstract
AB The symptoms of fibromyalgia and lupus can be similar, but the treatments are very different. Although the antinuclear antibody (ANA) test has often been used to make the distinction, this approach has its pitfalls. This paper offers strategies for more accurate diagnosis.