A 28-year-old woman presents with a non-painful vulval ulcer. She has recently returned from travel abroad and had unprotected sexual intercourse 3 we...

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A 28-year-old woman presents with a non-painful vulval ulcer. She has recently returned from travel abroad and had unprotected sexual intercourse 3 weeks ago. Dark-ground microscopy is positive for spirochaetes. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Primary syphilis

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Genital herpes

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Chancroid

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Behçet disease

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Lymphogranuloma venereum

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Primary Syphilis Diagnosis

A 28-year-old woman presents with a non-painful vulval ulcer. She has recently returned from travel abroad and had unprotected sexual intercourse 3 weeks ago. Dark-ground microscopy is positive for spirochaetes. What is the most likely diagnosis?