Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Anand Ramesh

Theme: Sexually transmitted infections

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Bacterial vaginosis	I	Treponema pallidum – primary infection
B	Candida albicans	J	Treponema pallidum – secondary infection
C	Chancroid	K	Treponema pallidum – tertiary infection
D	Chlamydia trachomatis	L	Trichomonas vaginalis
E	HPV-6	M
F	HPV-16	N
G	HSV-1	O
H	Molluscum contagiosum	P

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1.  A 25-year-old sexually active female presents with itching and discharge from the vagina. Examination reveals a strawberry cervix

 

 

2. A 43-year-old homosexual male comes to the local GUM clinic with fever and malaise. Examination reveals a non-itchy rash on the palms and soles of his feet

 

 

3. A 23-year-old male comes in to clinic with genital warts

 

 

4. A gram-negative intracellular bacterium which cannot be cultured easily and is best detected by PCR

 

 

5. A 52-year-old HIV positive male presents with several facial lesions. Investigation reveals presence of a poxvirus

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. L

2. J

3. E

4. D

5. H