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Sex Transm Infect
; 83(1): 57-8, 2007 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17283361
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a man who tested positive for syphilis following the intravenous administration of human normal immunoglobulin as part of the treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome. The chronology of the testing suggested the passive acquisition of treponemal antibody. This phenomenon is not widely documented in the medical literature, but is a theoretical risk of treatment, and serves as a reminder to be cautious in the interpretation of such serological tests.