A 22-year-old woman presents to the GP with a 5-day history of vulval ulcers. She has three shallow, tender ulcers on the left labium minus with tende...

Question

A 22-year-old woman presents to the GP with a 5-day history of vulval ulcers. She has three shallow, tender ulcers on the left labium minus with tender left inguinal lymphadenopathy. She returned from a trip to East Africa 2 weeks ago. She had unprotected intercourse while abroad. In addition to testing for herpes simplex, which additional STI should be specifically tested for?

Accepted Answer

Both B and D - tropical causes of genital ulcer disease

Answer

Syphilis only

Answer

Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

Answer

Gonorrhoea

Answer

Chlamydia trachomatis (serovars L1-L3) - lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Tropical Genital Ulcer Disease