A member asked:

Would clobetasol propionate (dermovate 500mcg/g ointment) cause false negative test result to syphilis and hiv if applied on open wounds?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Chiu answered

No: This will not affect any blood test results.

Answered 4/1/2017

744 views

More of what we treat

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

Would clobetasol propionate (dermovate 500mcg/g ointment) cause false negative test result to syphilis and hiv if applied on open wounds?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Chiu answered

Related Questions

A member asked:

Hello, I had a 4th generation HIV test and a Syphilis RPR at 9 weeks after exposure which came back negative. I also took a 7 day course of Doxycycline starting 72hours after exposure. Would you say this result is conclusive or more tests needed?

A member asked:

I had protected sex,after 10 days of exposure I done STD testing and result for syphilis came positive and after a week I have done the same test result came negative in confirmatory test. Even HIV antibody also came as Negative,why it was -ve before?

A member asked:

Wanted to have my ducks in a row for my negative results: HIV 4th generation test (14 weeks), HCV RNA (9 weeks) HCV AB (14 weeks), Syphilis Rpr & AB (14 weeks), Hep surface antigen (12 weeks, positive antibody). All conclusive at this point?

A member asked:

Have small ulcer in ileum and doctor said it's kind of infection. Will it be due to CMV ?? or should I check for HIV , syphilis test. I got negative result after 6 weeks for hiv and syphilis?

A member asked:

Should I still be worried after getting a negative HIV result and syphilis result (not sure type of test)? I heard about the "Prozone Effect"?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

I wanna ask about coinfection syphilis and hiv because i got many symptoms and very hig exposures with womans but i wanna sk i got many test for hiv 4th gen 3 6 9 montsh later and for syphilis too can coinfection generate false negative result ?

Can having syphilis cause a negative hiv eia antibody blood test be inaccurate. What can cause false negatives. Its been about 12 years since event.

Can accute hiv cause false negative syphilis vdrl & tpha test 4 months after exposure? is 4 months vdrl tpha conclusive even there is another coinfection?

Would applying clobetasol propionate (dermovate) on genitals for a short period worsen HPV condition? what are the side effects?

I am at risk of getting hiv from oral sex, giving and receiving. after 84 days i went to get 3rd generation hiv lab test and got negative result with s/co index 0.485 . and negative for syphilis, hepatitis b, hepatitis c. am i safe?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?