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CHARLES R. REIN, M.D.; GEORGE H. KOSTANT, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1950;61(6):898-903.

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IT IS THE purpose of this paper to discuss the problem of the biologic false positive reactions in the serologic test for syphilis in lupus erythematosus and to report the results of a study of this problem. The serum protein changes in lupus erythematosus will be considered, and their possible relation to the production of biologic false positive reactions will be discussed.

The most complete review of the literature on the problem of the false positive reaction in lupus erythematosus was given by C. J. White¹ in 1947. Gennerich² was probably the first to suggest its existence. Keil³ reported 10 cases of lupus erythematosus with positive reactions in Wassermann tests of the blood and made the statements that reactions to serologic tests may fluctuate widely with different technics and that a high Wassermann titer carried a bad prognosis. In 1 of his cases there . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology of the New York University Post-Graduate Medical School, Dr. Marion B. Sulzberger, chairman, and the Skin and Cancer Unit of University Hospital.

Footnotes
This paper is the fourth in a "Symposium on Lupus Erythematosus," held at the Bronx Dermatological Society on Dec. 15, 1949.

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