A 23-year-old woman presents to the GP with multiple painful shallow vulval ulcers and inguinal lymphadenopathy. She has dysuria and a low-grade fever...

Question

A 23-year-old woman presents to the GP with multiple painful shallow vulval ulcers and inguinal lymphadenopathy. She has dysuria and a low-grade fever. This is her first episode. She is not pregnant. Which is the single most appropriate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Oral aciclovir 400 mg three times daily for 5 days

Answer

Oral fluconazole 150 mg as a single dose

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Topical aciclovir cream five times daily for 5 days

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Intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin

Answer

Oral doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 21 days

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Primary Genital Herpes Treatment

A 23-year-old woman presents to the GP with multiple painful shallow vulval ulcers and inguinal lymphadenopathy. She has dysuria and a low-grade fever. This is her first episode. She is not pregnant. Which is the single most appropriate treatment?