title: [False positive reactions to the fluorescence test (FTA-ABS) in skin disease patients].
abstract: False positive reactions to the fluorescence test (FTA-ABS) were found in a group of dermatological patients compared to another group, made up of healthy subjects and blood-donors. Reactivity to FTA-ABS test was particularly evident in patients suffering from Herpes simplex genitalis, allergic diseases and collagenoses. Practical and theoretical aspects of this finding are discussed.
mesh_terms: D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D014208:Treponema / Q000276:immunology
vernacular_title: False reazioni positive al test di fluorescenza (FTA-ABS) in dermopazienti.