Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Harriet Scott

Candidate number:

Theme: Sexually transmitted disease

OPTION LIST

A	AIDS	I	Hepatitis B
B	Bacterial vaginosis	J	Herpes simplex
C	Candidiasis	K	HIV
D	Chancroid	L	Lymphogranuloma venereum
E	Chlamydia trachomatis	M	Pediculosis pubis
F	Donovarinosis	N	Hepatitis C
G	Genital warts	O	Syphilis
H	Gonorrhoea	P	Trichomoniasis

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. An infection affecting up to 5% of sexually active women in the UK whose long term complications include infertility, however in 80% of women the infection is asymptomatic.

2. The commonest cause of genital ulceration worldwide, caused by Haemophilus ducreyi.

3. An infection caused by a virus that has the ability to establish latency in the dorsal root ganglia allowing for recurrent attacks.

4. An infestation of a pubic louse.

5. A pathogen characterised by the possession of the enzyme reverse transciptase.

ANSWERS

1. E

2. D

3. J

4. M

5. K