Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 54

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
Mark is a 21-year-old college student who has come into the campus clinic where you work. He is fairly aloof in his presentation, and informs you, “I’m having a herpes flair, and I need some Valtrex.” However, you decide to do a more thorough assessment. You ask about the lesion he is referring to, and he shows you a lesion on the shaft of his penis. You examine it with a gloved hand, and discover that it seems completely painless to Mark, and is about 2 cm in size and hard.
-What is the most likely diagnosis?

• A)herpes
• B)primary syphilis
• C)chancroid
• D)molluscum

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Definitions:

Concomitant Diseases

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