Table 2

Autoimmune screen results from initial patient presentation

AntibodyResult
ANA>1280 (<160), homogeneous pattern
HLA-B27Negative
Rheumatoid factorNegative
Anti-CCPNegative
Anti-dsDNANegative
Anti-SmithNegative
Anti-nucleosomeNegative
Anti-SS-A/SS-BNegative
Anti-JoNegative
Anti-U1RNPNegative
Anti-Scl-70Positive
Anti-RNA-polymerase IIINegative
Beta-2 glycoproteinNegative
Anti-cardiolipinNegative
Serum C31.04 g/L (0.90–1.70)
Serum C40.17 g/L (0.10–0.40)
Anti-GBMNegative
Anti-MPO/PR3Negative
Free light chain kappa/lambda ratio1.24 (0.26–1.65)
ESR17 (<21)
  • ANA, anti-nuclear antibody; anti-CCP, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.