LE cell test

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Systemic lupus erythematosus rash on the face

Overview

Risks

Results

LE cell test

Alternative Names:

Lupus erythematosus test

What the risks are:

Excessive bleeding
Fainting or feeling light-headed
Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Multiple punctures to locate veins

Special considerations:

The LE cell test is now only rarely performed and mostly has historic significance.

Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.

Review Date: 4/20/2005
Reviewed By: Stanford Peng, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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