[Tertiary syphilis of the skin with biologic false negative 19S-(IgM-)FTA-ABS test]

Hautarzt. 1983 Jul;34(7):332-4.
[Article in German]

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

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique*
  • Hemagglutination Tests
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / analysis*
  • Syphilis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
  • Syphilis, Cutaneous / immunology
  • Syphilis, Cutaneous / pathology
  • Treponema pallidum / immunology*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin M