If a person is halb 27 positive then he has to take medicine for his whole life Is it true?
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A positive test means hla-b27 is present. It suggests a greater-than-average risk for developing or having certain autoimmune disorders. An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. A positive result can help your provider make a diagnosis of a form of arthritis called spondyloarthritis. This kind of arthritis includes the following disorders: ankylosing spondylitis arthritis related to crohn disease or ulcerative colitis psoriatic arthritis (arthritis associated with psoriasis) reactive arthritis sacroiliitis (inflammation of the sacroiliac joint) uveitis if there are symptoms or signs of an autoimmune disease, a positive hla-b27 test may confirm the diagnosis. However, hla-b27 is normally found in a small number of white people and does not always mean you have a disease.
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