
False Negative Serologic Tests for Syphilis in HIV-Infected Patient
Purpose: | To evaluate an HIV-infected patient for syphilis despite negative serologic tests. |
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Emergency Medicine Critical Care |
Objective: | laboratory tests |
ICD-10: | A51.5 |
Description: | A patient with advanced HIV disease may show negative or atypical reactions on serologic testing for syphilis. The diagnosis in these patients often requires having a high index of clinical suspicion and not being misled by the negative serologic tests. |
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