title: False positive serology for visceral leishmanias (kala-azar) using the indirect haemagglutination (IHA) method.
abstract: Persistent false serology for kala-azar using the indirect haemagglutination technique is described in two patients. One patient had Behcet's disease and the other infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: King Saud University-Abha Branch, College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Reshi
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Abdalla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male