False-Positive Syphilis Serologies in a Woman Receiving Intravenous Immunoglobulin

Am J Med. 2021 Oct;134(10):e524-e525. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.04.019. Epub 2021 May 11.

Authors

Samuel De l'Étoile-Morel¹, Lorne Schweitzer¹, Marie-Astrid Lefebvre²

Affiliations

¹ McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
² Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: marie-astrid.lefebvre.med@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.

PMID: 33989602
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.04.019

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
False Positive Reactions
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use*
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Syphilis / diagnosis
Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal Alloimmune / prevention & control*

Substances

Immunoglobulins, Intravenous