Could there be a link between a false positive STD, anemia, and Leukemia? ?
I found out that a dear friend of mine's girlfriend went into a Cancer Center for tests. He doesn't know what for but does know that she recently received a false positive for a STD and she was diagnosed as having anemia.
I think she may be receiving tests for Leukemia. Do you think this is a good possibility? I wouldn't tell my friend.
Also, is there any link between a false positive STD result and Leukemia? Thanks.
- Surely Funke
I'm not sure which test she received, but a number of medical conditions can produce false positives on the VDRL, a test for syphilis. Basically the test detects a form of antibody called anticardiolipin antibodies. Syphilis causes patients to make these antibodies, but so does rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, hepatitis, leprosy, and other conditions. Some studies show that it correlates with acute myleoid leukemia.
Anemia is also a symptom of leukemia -- as the leukemia cells multiply, they crowd out the healthy, blood-producing bone marrow.
But at the same time, a lot of the conditions that cause false positive VDRLs cause chronic inflammation, which by itself can cause anemia. This is called anemia of chronic disease.
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