[Question #2540] Syphillis
95 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
95 months ago
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95 months ago
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Dr. Handsfield,
Thank you for your reply. I felt fairly confident as well but the additional symptoms planted that little seed of doubt and then I read something about prozone and decided to check in with you all here. Glad I did and I will certainly move on. This really is a valuable and important service you all offer. Thank you again.
95 months ago
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Dr. Handsfield,
I do have a couple of quick follow-up's.
I had specifically asked my Dr. for a treponemal test and will ask him to clarify exactly which test it was but does the lab result of "treponema non-reactive" indicate to you that it was in fact a treponemal test?
Also, you said
"there was no chance your RPR would ever become positive, even if you had acquired syphilis -- so there was no point in any further RPR testing. (Once in a while, penicillin fails to cure established syhphilis."
I am assuming that if the treatment I received had failed further RPR testing could actually become positive. Am I correct ?
Again, thank you for your response and for the service you all provide.
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
95 months ago
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