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What Is The Reason Of Positive VDRL ?
What is the reason of positive VDRL ?
Tue, 7 Jun 2011
HI
VDRL is positive in syphilis -sexually transmitted disease
but some time false positive result also there
means though u have no syphilis still u have positive VDRL
some viruses (mononucleosis, hepatitis), drugs, pregnancy, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and leprosy are producing false positive result
do TPHA for confirmation
VDRL is positive in syphilis -sexually transmitted disease
but some time false positive result also there
means though u have no syphilis still u have positive VDRL
some viruses (mononucleosis, hepatitis), drugs, pregnancy, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and leprosy are producing false positive result
do TPHA for confirmation
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VDRL usually detects diseases which cause high Cardiolipin antibodies in the blood. Syphilis is one of them VDRL test is NOT diagnostic of Syphilis. Do a blood test called TPHA which will correctly diagnose Syphilis.
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