A 38-year-old woman presents to her GP with a 2-day history of dysuria and vulval soreness. She reports multiple new sexual partners. On examination t...

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A 38-year-old woman presents to her GP with a 2-day history of dysuria and vulval soreness. She reports multiple new sexual partners. On examination there are multiple shallow painful ulcers on the labia and tender inguinal lymphadenopathy. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Genital herpes

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Syphilitic chancre

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Genital warts

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Candidal vulvovaginitis

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Bacterial vaginosis

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Genital herpes

A 38-year-old woman presents to her GP with a 2-day history of dysuria and vulval soreness. She reports multiple new sexual partners. On examination there are multiple shallow painful ulcers on the labia and tender inguinal lymphadenopathy. What is the most likely diagnosis?