title: Polymyositis with biological false-positive serological test for syphilis. A case report.
abstract: A young female came to the clinic with polymyositis and a biological false-positive serological test for syphilis (BFP reaction). Polymyositis, like other connective-tissue diseases, should be considered in the study of BFP reactors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis