Yes; many viral…: Illnesses can cause false positive rpr: (epstein-barr, hepatitis, varicella, measles); other conditions that can: lymphoma, tuberculosis, malaria, endocarditis, connective tissue disease, pregnancy, autoimmune diseases, intravenous drug abuse, or contamination. It can also occur naturally in the elderly. [ pickering lk, ed. (2006), "syphilis", red book, pp. 631–644].
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