NP Certification Q&A

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29-Year Old Male With New Penile Lesion

29-Year Old Male With New Penile Lesion27 Jul12 min

A 29-year-old patient presents with a genital lesion he first noted five days ago. The patient reports a new sex partner for the past four weeks with infrequent condom use. He denies dysuria, fever, urinary frequency, abdominal or scrotal pain, or penile discharge. Examination reveals a single well-defined ulcer on the shaft of the penis. The lesion is painless with a clear base and no purulent discharge. Mild non-tender inguinal lymphadenopathy is present. This clinical presentation is most ...