Abstract
A report is presented of a patient with tertiary syphilis of the skin with biologically false negative 19S-(IgM-)FTA-ABS-test. This possibility of failure in this otherwise highly reliable test for the detection of specific 19S-(IgM-)antibodies is still little known.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Aged
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False Negative Reactions
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Female
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique*
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Hemagglutination Tests
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin M / analysis*
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Syphilis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
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Syphilis, Cutaneous / immunology
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Syphilis, Cutaneous / pathology
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Treponema pallidum / immunology*