PMID: 6989444Feb 1, 1980Paper

Non-specific positive test results to syphilis in dermatological diseases

The British Journal of Venereal Diseases
M Gibowski, E Neumann

Abstract

Sera from 3028 patients attending a dermatological clinic were examined by the fluorescent treponemal antibody (FTA) test, the fluorescent antibody-absorbed (FTA-ABS) test, the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test, and Kolmer's test. Eleven cases of late syphilis were found. Sera from 63 (2.08%) of the remaining 3017 patients showed non-specific results; these were found more frequently in patients with pyodermas, neoplasms, acne, mycoses, crural ulceration, and psoriasis than in those with other diseases. No non-specific results were observed in patients with bullous skin diseases and only a few in patients with viral skin diseases and chronic lupus erythematosus. The test producing the most non-specific results was the FTA test, followed by the FTA-ABS test, the VDRL test, and Kolmer's test.

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Apr 1, 1990·Genitourinary Medicine·M F SmikleP Prabhakar
Sep 17, 2013·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·Scott R DaltonRobert Shabanowitz
Jun 26, 2001·Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·V SambriR Cevenini
May 9, 2000·Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology·A MarangoniR Cevenini
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