The prozone phenomenon in secondary syphilis.
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https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555575153154Abstract
We describe a 37-year-old woman with secondary syphilis, in whom the prozone phenomenon (false-negative test in undiluted specimens) occurred. The patient had been maintained on cyclosporine and prednisolone after renal transplantation. B-cell dysfunction induced by continuous immunosuppression may lead to higher non-treponemal serological titers. Non-treponemal testing should be repeated using serum dilutions to prevent missing the diagnosis of syphilis.Downloads
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1995-03-01
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Taniguchi, S., Osato, K., & Hamada, T. (1995). The prozone phenomenon in secondary syphilis. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 75(2), 153–154. https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555575153154
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