TABLE 2.
Clinical and serological details of 12 patients with repeatedly discrepant results
| Patienta | Result by:
|
Stagec | Treatment | History | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgG ELISAb | TPHA | ||||
| 1M | 1.25 | Negative | snd | No | Lyme borreliosis |
| 2M | 1.6 | Negative | snd | No | Chlamydial urethritis |
| 3M | 1.70 | Negative | snd | No | Psychosis, allergic dermatitis |
| 4F | 0.92 | Negative | snd | No | 85-yr-old woman |
| 5M | 0.99 | Negative | snd | No | Psychosis, allergic dermatitis |
| 6M | Negative | 1:80 | LL | Yes | Allergy on a silicon penile implant |
| 7F | Negative | 1:80 | LL | Yes | Repeated abortions |
| 8M | Negative | 1:80 | snd | No | Scabies |
| 9F | Negative | 1:80 | snd | No | Pregnancy |
| 10M | Negative | 1:160 | LL | Yes | Unclear |
| 11F | Negative | 1:80 | LL | No | Myocardiopathy |
| 12M | Negative | 1:80 | snd | No | Gonorrhea |
a
All patients were RPR negative.
b
Results given as index of positivity.
c
snd, syphilis not diagnosed; LL, late latent.