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I have type 2 diabetes. Recently, I tested positive for syphilis, but I have no symptoms of syphilis. I detected syphilis antibodies, and the rpr is 1:1. Will this be a false positive caused by diabetes?
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A 1:1 could be a false positive. Did they do any confirmatory testing?
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The TPPA is positive (+)19.16. Is it mean I get invisible syphilis? Would type 2 diabetes lead a false result on TPPA and rpr?
No, diabetes doesn't cause false positives on both tests.
This means that you have an active infection. It could be a brand new infection with a 1:1, or an older infection.
What made you test? When was the last time you had oral sex, vaginal or anal sex?
Are you sure the TPPA is the one that is 19.16? It is usually reported as a positive or negative, not with a numerical value.
There is no such thing as invisible syphilis.
What was your risk?
This means that you have an active infection. It could be a brand new infection with a 1:1, or an older infection.
What made you test? When was the last time you had oral sex, vaginal or anal sex?
Are you sure the TPPA is the one that is 19.16? It is usually reported as a positive or negative, not with a numerical value.
There is no such thing as invisible syphilis.
What was your risk?
The TPPA is (+)19.16, the rpr is 1:1. I never have chancer, recently my arms have rashes , I suspect it’s syphilis rash. I think syphilis come from once uncertain time oral sex.
The doctor think the rash has nothing to do syphilis, because the rpr is only 1:1.
I think I never have the symptoms of first period and second period of syphilis , so I am very confused.
The doctor said it is may no symptom syphilis, is it?
Have you seen a picture of a syphilis rash? You can google it to see what it looks like, and see if it looks like yours.
It's rarely just on your arms, though.
Are they going to treat you? That's the most important thing.
It's rarely just on your arms, though.
Are they going to treat you? That's the most important thing.
The rash didn’t like the typical syphilis rash. But I still don't think I have any symptoms of syphilis. My doctor said that some people may not have any symptoms if they are infected with syphilis.
I heard that the risk of oral sex is very low. I don't know when my oral sex was infected with syphilis.
I heard that some people will cause two positive results due to certain diseases. I don't know if this will be the case.
I have completed three penicillin treatments.
I heard that the risk of oral sex is very low. I don't know when my oral sex was infected with syphilis.
I heard that some people will cause two positive results due to certain diseases. I don't know if this will be the case.
I have completed three penicillin treatments.
Everyone gets symptoms with syphilis. Sometimes the symptoms are missed, especially because the sore is painless and you don't feel it.
The risk with oral sex is low, but it's not risk free.
Have you informed any of your partners? You should.
The risk with oral sex is low, but it's not risk free.
Have you informed any of your partners? You should.
I cared about the changes in my body very much. I firmly believe that I have never had symptoms of first-stage chancre and second-stage rash. That's why I always thought I was not infected with syphilis.
The doctor said that some people will not have any symptoms if they are infected with syphilis, so I will think that what I get is asymptomatic syphilis. I don't think I can miss the symptoms.
My exposure is only oral sex. When oral sex, I would always notice the chancre of the other party's genitals, and my genitals have never grown chancre. So I doubt whether I have been infected with syphilis through oral sex.
So I repeatedly asked you if you would have a fake double positive result.
Thank you for your help!
The doctor said that some people will not have any symptoms if they are infected with syphilis, so I will think that what I get is asymptomatic syphilis. I don't think I can miss the symptoms.
My exposure is only oral sex. When oral sex, I would always notice the chancre of the other party's genitals, and my genitals have never grown chancre. So I doubt whether I have been infected with syphilis through oral sex.
So I repeatedly asked you if you would have a fake double positive result.
Thank you for your help!
You haven't asked me about fake results. I asked you if you had gotten confirmatory testing, and then I asked about those results, because the TPPA is usually reported as a positive or negative, not with a number.
I can't tell you if you have a false positive, or if your results are somehow suspect. You say that you always notice sores, but you might not if it was inside someone's mouth, on the roof of their mouth, or in their throat, for example.
You've already been treated. You had a 1:1 on your RPR, so it will be hard to know if you had any real difference from treatment. Usually, they look for a drop in that number - if you had a 1:64, they look for a 4fold drop in that, to a 1:16. They can't do that with a 1:1.
Your TPPA may turn negative if treatment is successful. For some, it stays positive.
I can't tell you if you have a false positive, or if your results are somehow suspect. You say that you always notice sores, but you might not if it was inside someone's mouth, on the roof of their mouth, or in their throat, for example.
You've already been treated. You had a 1:1 on your RPR, so it will be hard to know if you had any real difference from treatment. Usually, they look for a drop in that number - if you had a 1:64, they look for a 4fold drop in that, to a 1:16. They can't do that with a 1:1.
Your TPPA may turn negative if treatment is successful. For some, it stays positive.
Will this be invisible syphilis?
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What made you test? What was your risk?
I have had oral sex before, but I don't know when it was. The recent rash on my arm makes me suspect syphilis.
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