title: Primary Sjogren syndrome masquerading as a false-positive venereal disease research laboratory and fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test in an elderly woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ngan
authors.forename: Patrick K C
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Ho-yin
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000276:immunology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007075:Immunoglobulin M