Sexual health: genital herpes: practice question

A OBG question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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OBG · Sexual health: genital herpes

Sample item

A patient has recurrent painful grouped genital vesicles that ulcerate, with tender inguinal nodes. What is the most likely infection?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Genital herpes simplex infection

Genital herpes commonly causes recurrent painful vesicles and ulcers. Diagnosis can be confirmed with lesion testing, and counseling includes transmission risk and antiviral treatment options.

Option by option

  • A. Primary syphilis

    Primary syphilis classically causes a painless chancre.

  • B. Lymphogranuloma venereum only

    LGV has a different ulcer and lymphadenopathy pattern.

  • C. Vulvovaginal candidiasis

    Candidiasis causes itch and discharge rather than vesicular ulcers.

  • D. Genital herpes simplex infection (correct)

    Correct. Painful grouped vesicles are typical herpes lesions.

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What is the answer to this OBG question?

The best answer is D, Genital herpes simplex infection. Genital herpes commonly causes recurrent painful vesicles and ulcers.

Why is "Primary syphilis" not the answer?

Primary syphilis classically causes a painless chancre.

Why is "Lymphogranuloma venereum only" not the answer?

LGV has a different ulcer and lymphadenopathy pattern.

Why is "Vulvovaginal candidiasis" not the answer?

Candidiasis causes itch and discharge rather than vesicular ulcers.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sexual health: genital herpes in OBG. Diagnosis can be confirmed with lesion testing, and counseling includes transmission risk and antiviral treatment options.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Sexual health: genital herpes?

Learn management algorithms as steps: PPH, eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy. Then use the flashcards and the other OBG questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.