DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF A FALSE-POSITIVE SYPHILIS SEROLOGY
Infectious Etiologies
Brucellosis
Lyme Disease
Leptospirosis
Relapsing Fever
Rat-bite Fever (Spirillum minor)
Leprosy
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
Chancroid
Scarlet Fever
Rickettsial Disease
Malaria
Trypanosomiasis
Typhus
Mycoplasma Pneumonia
Measles
Chickenpox
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
HIV infection
Yaws
Pinta
Bejel
Noninfectious Etiologies
Drug Abuse
Chronic Liver Disease
Multiple Blood Transfusions
Pregnancy
Rheumatoid Heart Disease
Connective Tissue Disorders
Old Age