Syphilitic Balanitis of Follmann: Laboratory Pitfalls
We report a case of early syphilis, presenting as balanitis and papular syphilides in an HIV-infected patient, with a previous history of syphilis infection, which demonstrated a false negative VDRL testing due to a prozone phenomenon. This false negative response results from overwhelming antibody...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia
2020-09-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia |
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Online Access: | https://revista.spdv.com.pt/index.php/spdv/article/view/1199 |