Syphilitic Balanitis of Follmann: Laboratory Pitfalls

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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Main Authors: Filipa Tavares Almeida, Filomena Azevedo, Carmen Lisboa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia 2020-09-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia
Subjects:
alanitis/diagnosis
Syphilis/diagnosis
Online Access:https://revista.spdv.com.pt/index.php/spdv/article/view/1199

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