Answer 97 - Genital ulcers
Genital ulcers:
True a. may be due to herpes simplex virus
True b. are associated with an increased incidence of HIV
True c. if painful and associated with lymphadenopathy, are likely to be due to chancroid
False d are found in gonorrhoea
True e. if well-defined and beefy red, are likely to be due to granuloma inguinale
Table 97
| Causes of genital ulcers |
| sexually transmitted infections |
not sexually transmitted |
herpes simplex
syphilis
chancroid
granuloma inguinale
lymphogranuloma venereum |
Behcet's disease (also mouth lesions)
Pemphigus (also mouth and skin lesions)
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (also mouth and skin lesions) |
