I received another round of blood results back today and my rheumy says that I had something called P ANKA come back positive. Not sure exactly what this is. Anyone ever heard of this or know what it is? He said it can show positive in a few different types of autoimmune disorders, such as vascularitis, systematic rheumatic lupus and some others. It is definately an abnormal factor. What exactly does having a POSITIVE "P ANKA" mean? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,
South

Could he possibly have said P-ANCA? I've never heard of P-ANKA before.

Yes, that is what is was. P ANCA...mis-spelled it sorry. I looked into it and found some info but not really all that helpful. Still not exactly sure what it means....

South

Someone else could better answer this but I had heard that it was usually positive for systemic vasculitis.

It is usually positive if you have vasculitis and/or glomerulonephritis. Your doctor will be the best source of additional information.