NBME Step 2 CK Form 7 Culture for herpes simplex (NBME Answers)

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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Form 7 Answers

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A 37-year-old woman has had malaise, muscle ...
Culture for herpes simplex 🔍 / 📺 / 🌳 / 📖
tags: infectious_disease

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Arent we supposed to use PCR for Herpes Simplex?

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Painful genital ulcers: (1) Herpes simplex virus: Small vesicles/ulcers on erythematous base with mild lymphadenopathy (2) Chancroid: Large, deep ulcers with a soft, friable base and severe suppurative lymphadenopathy
Painless genital ulcers: (1) Syphilis: Single ulcer with regular borders and hard base (chancre) (2) Lymphogranuloma venereum: Painless, shallow ulcers with painful fluctuant lymphadenopathy (buboes)

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