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<journal-id>2393-6797</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Uruguaya de Medicina Interna ]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Urug. Med. Int.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2393-6797</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad de Medicina Interna del Uruguay]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2393-67972023000100046</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26445/08.01.5</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Sífilis: las sombras en el diagnóstico. A propósito de un caso clínico.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Syphilis: shadows in the diagnosis. Regarding a clinical case.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Sífilis: sombras no diagnóstico. Relativo a um caso clínico.]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cuba]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ximena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quiroz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luca]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Más]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Valentina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sacchi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Florencia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bidegain]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Estela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República (UdelaR). Administración Servicios Salud del Estado (ASSE). Facultad de Medicina Clínica Médica 3. Hospital Maciel]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>8</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>46</fpage>
<lpage>53</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2393-67972023000100046&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2393-67972023000100046&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2393-67972023000100046&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La sífilis es una infección de transmisión sexual, potencialmente grave. La presentación clínica es muy variada, desde manifestaciones cutáneo-mucosas hasta neurológicas. Para el diagnóstico se emplean estudios de laboratorio, treponémicos y no treponémicos, con los que se realizan diferentes algoritmos para disminuir las limitaciones de cada prueba por separado. Se discute el caso de un joven que se presenta con fiebre y lesiones en piel sugestivas de sífilis secundaria, con un test VDRL falso negativo por efecto prozona. Este fenómeno, infrecuente, se debe a la concentración desproporcionadamente alta de anticuerpos. Conocer las herramientas diagnósticas y trabajar en conjunto con el equipo de laboratorio, puede facilitar el acercamiento a la enfermedad y a un tratamiento oportuno disminuyendo así la morbimortalidad de los pacientes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Syphilis is a potentially serious sexually transmitted infection. The clinical presentation is very varied, from cutaneous-mucosal to neurological manifestations. For the diagnosis, treponemal and non-treponemal laboratory studies are used, with which different algorithms are performed to reduce the limitations of each test separately. We discuss the case of a young man who presented with fever and skin lesions suggestive of secondary syphilis, with a false negative VDRL test due to prozone effect. This rare phenomenon is due to a disproportionately high concentration of antibodies. Knowing the diagnostic tools and working together with the laboratory team can facilitate the approach to the disease and timely treatment, thus reducing the mor bidity and mortality of patients.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: A sífilis é uma infecção sexualmente transmissível potencialmente grave. A apresentação clínica é muito variada, desde manifestações cutâneo-mucosas a neurológicas. Para o diagnóstico, são utilizados estudos laboratoriais, treponêmicos e não treponêmicos, com os quais são realizados diferentes algoritmos para reduzir as limitações de cada teste separadamente. Discutimos o caso de um jovem que apresentou febre e lesões cutâneas sugestivas de sífilis secundária, com teste VDRL falso negativo devido ao efeito prozona. Esse fenômeno raro se deve à concentração desproporcionalmente alta de anticorpos. Conhecer as ferramentas diagnósticas e trabalhar em conjunto com a equipe do laboratório pode facilitar a abordagem da doença e o tratamento oportuno, reduzindo assim a morbimortalidade dos pacientes.]]></p></abstract>
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