#Case10
A 23-year-old medical student is seen in a genitourinary medicine clinic for a painless lesion on the glans of his penis. He describes a 2-week history of the lesion that started as a small erythematous papule and has now progressed to ulceration. This was associated with fevers, sweats and general malaise. He has returned from his elective in the Caribbean and admits to an episode of unprotected sex with a local resident. On examination there was a 1x2cm painless ulcer on the glans of his penis. You note groove sign with lymphadenopathy above and below the left inguinal ligament only.
What organism is cause of the patients presentation?
November 29, 2023 10.6K 6
